Word: code
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...studying genes, scientists deal basically with two components: one part supplies the code for the production of a particular protein, and the other, a sort of regulatory switch, turns the protein-producing mechanism on and off. In the human body, as in all organisms, every cell contains the complete genetic code and, in theory, has the potential to serve any function. A liver cell has the instructions necessary to grow hair, for example, and a bone cell to transmit information as a nerve does. The reason these things do not happen is that the instructions -- the genes -- are switched...
...knows the tax code," William Proxmire once said of Long, "as thoroughly as the Pope knows the Lord's Prayer." As head of the Finance Committee, Long defended tax laws beneficial to Louisiana's oil and gas industry, which no doubt also benefited him, as he inherited considerable oil and gas stock from his father. Although Long was not a frequent sponsor of legislation, he was proud of the bills he did initiate. These included the voluntary tax checkoff provision for presidential campaigns and an earned income tax credit which helps the working poor. Asked to define a tax loophole...
There must be an explicit code describing the kinds of cases that are entitled to be heard on appeal regardless of their apparent merits. At the least, students must have an automatic right to a hearing in cases in which the Administrative Board has required students to leave Harvard for some period of time...
...promptly make all repairs required. Upon notification to the Board of the completion of the required work, the Board shall amend its records to show the dedicated units, and all remaining units shall be decontrolled units. The owner of the dedicated units ahll keep the units up to all code standards and inhabited with qualified persons. For purposes of determining qualification, the Board shall promulgate a form which shall be completed by any proposed qualified person, which form shall be submitted to the Board for its approval, updated not less often than biannually and kept by the owner...
...review of the faculty's disciplinary apparatus came after students objected to the 1984 revival of the long-dormant CRR to hear cases stemming from anti-apartheid protests. The CRR enforces a Vietnam-era code that outlines the rights of community members to freely express their opinions...