Word: coded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During the past year, Harvard has filed several petitions for rent increases. Kennedy said. So far, their requests have been turned down. "There were certain building code violations that had to be repaired before the petitions went into effect," she said. She added that many of the repairs, such as holes in the walls and ceilings, had not been made...
This message is a frightening one, challenging the security and morality of a way of life for nearly 8 million inhabitants. Sherman McCoy is no Ivan Boesky, but rather a complex and almost enduring character. He sees nothing wrong with his code of conduct, expects nothing less than perfect acceptance of the world. And that world explodes in his face--perishing in the flames the culture that produced Masters of the Universe and Masters of the Ghetto...
...baseball bat, a 36-in. Willie Mays Big Stick that still rests in a corner of his office. Bellowing through the bullhorn and the school's p.a. system, he banned loitering, mandated keep-to-the-right and keep-moving rules for the corridors, and set up a dress code forbidding hats and any gangish or come-on clothing. Students who got to school late or cut class could expect latrine or graffiti-scrubbing duty. Says Clark: "Discipline is the ultimate tenet of education. Discipline establishes the format, the environment for academic achievement to occur...
Echoing his plan to shrink the federal deficit through stricter enforcement of the tax code, the Democratic presidential candidate asked for an extra $22 million for the state Revenue Department, which he said would yield $190 million in extra taxes per year...
...most serious offense, espionage, carries a maximum penalty of death under the military justice code...