Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with TIME, Jackson lapsed into the third person: "There will be a lot of comparative analysis between our approaches. Who can excite the crowds? Jackson. Jesse also has a definitive plan and a budget, for fighting drugs, for building housing." That kind of specificity, along with Jackson's dubious claim that his support base is far broader than Dukakis', is also a factor in the public phase of negotiation...
...other side, non-Indian critics of the law charge that it permits tribal courts to remove Indian children from foster homes where they have lived happily for years. They complain that it allows tribes to lay claim to children who have never lived on a reservation, simply because one of their parents is part Indian...
Critics say Carter's emphasis on human rights, which targeted oppressive regimes, paved the way for the Soviet Union to pursue its expansionary policy in the Third World. As a result, they claim, America was humiliated, as seen in the hostage crisis in Iran...
...University administration often held "information" meetings (to which employees are sent written invitation) on work time and with managers encouraging staff employees to attend, while organizers "must meet with employees on personal time." The author declares, "Often, the departmental personnel representative sits on these meetings, which some employees claim discourages them from asking tough questions." The author seems to consider these meetings a form of intimidation. Well, one is invited to attend these meetings, and I have yet to see anyone standing at the door taking down names. It is very clear from the wording of the invitations that...
While Harvard's handling of the accident itself has been admirable, the whole episode is troubling. How can the University claim to maintain basic safety, when it fails to act on hazards it is consistantly warned about? Is there any real attempt to find new safety problems in buildings...