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...month by ratifying both the START II strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in quick succession. Before we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that these treaty approvals will soon bring about a sharp reduction in nuclear dangers, we need to assess the hurdles that remain. Many of these obstacles--especially a penchant for missile defense--are of the United States' own making...
...generally accepted practice among the Ivies concerns the different acceptance standards based on academics. All Ivy League schools must assess their athletes academically before accepting them, but certain schools are given more leeway in this respect to compensate for a less prominent name...
Armini said the decision to delay construction came as Radcliffe continued to assess how best to use its buildings for the not quite year-old Institute. External considerations, such as obtaining the necessary permits to start a renovation project, were also a factor...
...changes have been proposed at the moment, but the board asked the administration to "assess the practical and financial consequences of modifying the current plan, including in the longer term moving to a regular calendar...
...lobbying efforts, many members of the legislature, including one of the bill's original co-sponsors, feigned ignorance of the bill's provisions and dropped their support for the measure. Bush agreeably followed with a veto, saying that the changes were too "drastic" and judges were "better able to assess the quality of legal representation" than county officials. He also stated that the requirement that the state release suspects who had not been assigned a lawyer after 20 days in jail "poses a danger to public safety...