Word: bidden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...studying abroad, took voluntary leaves of absence. The Ad Board compelled an additional 20 students to withdraw for varying lengths of time; twelve for "inappropriate social behavior," the three for alcohol or drug-related "inappropriate social behavior," and five for "academic dishonesty." Only one of these students is for-bidden to return; most of the others will gladly come back when permitted. However, most people who drop out or take extended leaves of absence do so voluntarily. Then, of course, there are the cases of Matthew P. Damon and William H. Gates...
...their stereotypes. Leonardo DiCaprio is the street-savvy pauper who attracts Kate Winslet with his wit, good looks and carefree lifestyle. Winslet is the helpless rich girl who feels trapped by the rigid conformity of her class that seem to govern her entire life. Their love is a for-bidden one since she has already been betrothed to a man she does not love...
This case is only part of a national trend. Advocates of affirmative action have seen setbacks across the country as institutions in California, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have been for bidden from considering race as a factor in hiring and admissions...
Clinton's management style leads to confusion and competing agendas. He has always liked delegating responsibility for discrete subjects to particular aides, like Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke for Bosnia and Robert Gallucci for Korea. Bidden and unbidden, Jimmy Carter has also stepped in at crucial moments. Different Cabinet officers sometimes seize parts of a policy, like Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, whose drive for export promotion has clashed with the State Department's efforts to curb arms proliferation and human-rights abuses. Individual results may be impressive, but foreign policy by franchise loses the force and coherence...
...rules for candidates are quite stringent. Candidates were strictly for bidden from putting up posters indicating their intentions. They were also forbidden from even discussing their candidacies with prospective voters until yesterday. Candidates must single-handedly gain enough support to win office--in four days...