Word: closely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...upperclassman may take bells during parietal hours., A member of the dormitory committee must check the apprppriate book at the close of parietal hours...
...troop cutback would pose few military risks. In fact, in their latest offer in Vienna, the Soviets came close to accepting Western proposals for reducing their tanks and other conventional weapons. If those negotiations lead to an agreement on conventional arms, the way would be open to East-West talks on the most divisive issue within the Western alliance: the reduction of short-range nuclear missiles...
...that Congress will seriously consider changing its hands-off policy toward cable before the FCC completes its in-depth report. Nor do Washington watchers detect any ground swell of enthusiasm for efforts to roll back the 1984 legislation that deregulated the industry. Says a Senate staffer who keeps a close watch on cable developments: "There's a feeling of 'If it ain't broke...
Romer, Pena and other boosters decried the frequent and long delays that have already become legendary at Stapleton, a point seconded by Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner on a visit during the campaign. The field's two main runways are too close together for simultaneous instrument landings; in bad weather only one can be used. Airport planners contend that a new field could be financed without any tax money. They expect to receive $500 million from Washington and to raise the rest by selling bonds that would be redeemed by fees charged to airlines and concessionaires...
...year-old launched a second career as an anti-vice crusader a decade ago. He began by leading a covey of angry citizens in stamping out sex shops in his own blue-collar neighborhood of Aldine. He then expanded the drive, harnessing the muscle of police and prosecutors to close nude bars, massage parlors and so-called modeling studios across a stretch of Harris County. Today, thanks largely to Hurlbut, service roads and strips that once glittered with flagrant fronts for prostitution are clean. Hurlbut is credited as the prime mover in closing 60 sex shops and preventing dozens...