Word: breakdown
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Jackson said the end product of Yale's unwillingness to offer workers a livable wage and job security could lead to the breakdown of the family unit, which in turn could lead to an increase of welfare recipients and more violence...
...Signs of breakdown are all around. At one time, 1,500 traffic signals were on the blink because the city had failed to pay its electricity bill. Police officers who wanted their cars to run gassed up and made repairs themselves. Even then, the cops were not investigating anything but the worst crimes. Residents who call 911 sometimes end up with just a file number for insurance purposes. Because the water-treatment plant is inadequate, the District has issued several advisories in the past year cautioning residents to boil water before drinking it. The city has shut down two fire...
...mind-sets of those who organize or execute such atrocities. Every time Sinn Fein officials fail to condemn I.R.A. violence, they are implicitly asserting the right not of only the I.R.A. but also other groups to carry out such actions. Sinn Fein blames Prime Minister John Major for the breakdown of the peace process (and there is enough truth in this to make us all stop and think); Sinn Fein blames the I.R.A. for ending the cease-fire. But must not Sinn Fein itself take much of the blame for the escalating violence and the consequent deaths? DANIEL BENNETT Tyrrellspass...
Although they have not decided the figures positively, Metrick wrote in an e-mail message that a possible breakdown for students in the Advanced Course Track is approximately 70 percent for grades and 30 percent for the general exam...
Beyond the issues of practicality and the effectiveness of randomization is the more significant question of the true meaning of diversity. The goal of randomization is that each house should have the "right" breakdown of different groups represented on campus. What is troubling is not the administration's commitment to a rich, varied atmosphere--there is no question that one of the most enticing social and educational qualities Harvard offers is the unique opportunity to interact with exciting, interesting and different people of diverse backgrounds and experiences. The failure of the University's recent policy lies in the definition...