Word: balks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...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...
...generation of fast-talking and fast-shooting computer-driven toys with price tags that run from $60 to $225. Store shelves and shop windows are crowded with jabbering dolls, video villains, electronic spaceships and even a child- size camcorder. But there are signs that parents -- and grandparents -- may balk at shelling out as much for a single toy as for December's heating bill...
Current NRC rules virtually preclude licensing a nuclear plant unless state and local officials cooperate in emergency planning for residents within a 10-mile radius. The proposed change would allow the commission to approve evacuation plans drawn up solely by the utilities, if local officials balk...