Word: charter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seems inevitable that student legislators considering the proposals of their peers, therefore, almost inevitably run into conflict, especially when these legislators are active or even charter members of other organizations...
...center, "because of its affiliation with a political party and a political figure," would violate the university's charter, says a legal opinion issued by Public Advocates Inc., the state's leading public interest law firm...
...university's charter states that the institution "Shall forever be kept out of politics." The Hoover Institution, a Stanford political think-tank, is planning to build a museum. a library, and a center for public affairs named after the president. --The Stanford Daily
...seaside capital of St. George's remained a mystery, perhaps even to the participants. Callers to the Prime Minister's office were told that staff members were sorry, but everybody was too tied up in meetings to come to the telephone. In another bizarre twist, charter flights into Grenada were politely informed that sure, they could land, as long as they were not carrying any Grenadians as passengers. Most islanders were too muddled by the proceedings even to choose sides...
...turned out to cost about $1.5 billion and left behind a deficit of $1 billion. Moscow spent $9 billion. Emboldened by its position as the only suitor, the Los Angeles committee proposed to cut a revolutionary deal with the I.O.C. The citizens of Los Angeles have amended the city charter to make sure taxpayers could not be charged for the Games. So the I.O.C. would just have to waive its fundamental rule of awarding the franchise to a city and instead hand it over to a board of businessmen. Past I.O.C. President Lord Killanin, a sparky Irishman, sputtered in reply...