Word: boost
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...terms of the 1977 document, the two schools had a joint fund for soliciting donations from post-1976 graduates. But, in July, Harvard President Derek C. Bok and former Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner announced that they will now fundraise separately. Their rationale: Two separate funds will help boost donations from recent graduates...
Opponents of 1-2-3 also received a boost this summer when the state Department of Revenue ruled that the third part of the referendum--which establishes an affordable housing trust funded by the increased tax revenue generated by condominium conversion--could not be implemented...
When he sees no easy way out, Bush often just splits the difference, an inclination that frequently angers conservatives. Bush has repeatedly opted for this route as President. He decided to build both the MX and mobile ! Midgetman missiles, when either might suffice. He backed a boost in the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour, 30 cents less than Democrats and labor unions wanted. Bush supported a wage increase during the 1988 campaign, but after his Inauguration, White House economic advisers opposed it as inflationary. "He had to deliver on a promise," said a top official. "The easiest thing...
...that will allow students to attend virtually any public school in the state, fines of up to $50 for parents who fail to show up for parent-teacher conferences and a minimum teacher salary of $16,000. But legislators, fearing a voter backlash, refused to pass a 1 cents boost in the sales tax to underwrite the package. Determined to carry through with his program, the Governor has been touring the state's small, backwoods communities since March to reignite enthusiasm for education reform and solicit support for the taxes to fund it. Says Clinton: "We need to make sure...
...eleventh-hour amends are unlikely to save the exchanges from increased regulatory scrutiny. Last week the House Agriculture Committee voted to boost the budget of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees the Chicago markets, from $34.7 million to $44.5 million by 1991. And in a step designed to prevent front-running, the committee moved to partly restrict brokers from trading for their own and their clients' accounts at the same time...