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...lives would be saved. The overall price tag would be considerable. Screening even a quarter of the 14 million women in the U.S. between 40 and 49 would cost $350 million. The practical result: few poor women are tested for breast cancer at all; middle-class women, too, balk at the cost, which many health-insurance plans still refuse to reimburse (though four states require insurers to cover at least some routine screenings...
...ceremonial, a condition the Arabs may find difficult to accept. The Arabs, in the meantime, were creating their own complications. The angry Palestinians who have led the uprising in the occupied territories have not only heeded the Palestine Liberation Organization and refused to meet with Shultz, but also now balk at being made part of a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, a formula that dates back...
...Last week the media mogul was on the brink of selling the daily for about $40 million to Manhattan Developer Peter Kalikow. The agreement leaves so many escape hatches, however, that the outcome is far from certain. Kalikow can walk away from the deal if the Post's unions balk at the wage concessions he plans to demand. Murdoch has the right to back out if he overturns the cross-ownership ban in court or if he gets a better offer...
Unfortunately, any change in the criterion for admission will cause someone else to cry foul. In Hsu's plan, Harvard would de-emphasize the role of legacy parents and the importance of a strong extracurricular record. However, alumni would obviously balk at their reduced status, and as a future alumnus myself, I too, would support their opposition. And as for reducing the importance of extracurricular activities, to do so would remove the stamp of the Harvard man or woman. Yes, Harvard has stated that it wishes to integrate diverse groups, but its main goal is to educate the most talented...
...Vigne said that he expects the Federation toattempt to put Gault into one of the top twosleds, which ordinarily are the only sleds thatrace in the Olympics. "I think it's absolutely intheir plans to do that. Now that there's a lot ofpublicity, they may balk," he said...