Word: collection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demonstrations are ostensibly being held to collect signatures demanding a reform of the country's system of indirect elections. In reality, the gatherings have allowed Koreans to air with new vehemence their long-standing complaints against Chun's strongman rule...
...traditional fashion. The winner could then oversee a constitutional reform and direct elections in 1989. His opponents, who fear that Chun's hand-picked successor may renege on such an agreement, want constitutional reform now. Under pressure from Washington, Chun finally allowed the opposition to organize rallies to collect signatures of support for the proposed reform...
...vote against income tax increases, while a campaign aide distributed copies of the oath to the other candidates. When he asked them to sign it as well, the debate's moderator ordered Roosevelt to remove the pledges or leave the debate. After some hesitation, Roosevelt asked the aide to collect the papers...
...therein lies the answer. As one K-School professor noted, Harvard is not the attorney general's "natural constituency." For Ed Meese, visiting Harvard to collect his prize would be a heroically courageous act. One might even consider it worthy of a medal...
...amnesty is hardly a new concept. During the past five years, 18 states have declared amnesties, raising more than $800 million in back taxes. New York, which expected to collect $200 million in a 90-day amnesty that ended Jan. 31, pulled in $334 million. The bonanza did not go unnoticed in Washington...