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...Burden Shifting The Chinese government has been permitted to play both sides of the fence, sometimes running with the hares (Dear Leader and company), sometimes hunting with the hounds (Bush's posse). That, too, should change soon. Beijing has a lot to lose if the talks it has been hosting break down, and even more is at stake if North Korea emerges as a de facto nuclear power on China's doorstep. If Beijing has to carry a little more of North Korea's heavy water, China will be that much more likely to pressure Pyongyang with words...
Moreover, October’s Breuer show and last night’s Dylan concert have incurred hefty, though expected, losses—placing a heavy burden on the council’s budget. (For more on the Dylan concert, see related story at left...
Unbeknownst to the trusty helper Bartha, his query actually captures the essence of the burden placed on the spectator in seeing this half-assed movie. Who in fact wants to go down a creepy tunnel of a movie? I don’t think you do. Personally, I wish I had not. Or at least I wish I that tomb had something a lot cooler inside than this crap...
...question, of course, is: Does such a stage exist? And if it doesn’t—and I think it doesn’t—what are the responsibilities of the still-evolving writer? And what is the consequent burden of the reader...
Bennett says there’s a tremendous burden on the committees that select tutors because, among other things, they must judge how well the applicant will keep the correct distance from students. He and many other tutors say a good rule is to act equally towards all students—“do nothing with one student that you wouldn’t feel comfortable or happy doing with another,” he says, advisees and non-advisees alike...