Word: burdens
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...tougher with children in trouble rather than coddle them. It is true that the criminal justice system does not inspire much confidence. Some cases never come to trial at all. Steen's assailants were not charged. "The police knew who the perpetrators were, but were powerless to act. The burden of proof is so great," he says...
...understand Harvard participates in [financial aid] efforts, but it appears to be insufficient," Flier said in an interview last July, shortly after being appointed. "Part of my job as dean is to work to raise the funds so that we can reduce the burden of debt on our graduates...
...been its armies of cheap workers, but that edge is getting dull. Labor costs have increased 50% in the past four years across southeastern provinces - an area of China sometimes called the "workshop of the world" - and a new labor law passed by Beijing will only add to the burden. Jonathan Anderson, an economist at UBS in Hong Kong, says that factory owners in southern China believe the new law will drive labor costs another 10-25% higher. Among other provisions, the new law entitles laid-off workers to one month of severance pay for every year of employment...
...hours on end despite medication to allay her suffering. Sebire explained her request for medically assisted suicide saying she wanted to leave the world following an evening of celebration with her three children - and avoid the prolonged coma she'd most likely fall into, which would make her a burden to her family...
...sophomore and junior class as the underlying reasons for the current housing crunch.The e-mail outlined two alternatives to the plan presented in the earlier e-mail, but emphasized that all three options would require “major tradeoffs.”The current plan will spread the burden of overcrowding more equally among Winthrop residents, Rosen said. “It would make it possible for every Winthropian to have their own room, even [if] it is a common room.”Over a year ago, the College convened a Space Assessment Committee to collect comprehensive data...