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Word: commitment (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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There are two ways the University can respond. It can, easily enough, pay simple lip service while avoiding any substantive action. Or it can commit to a sincere and constructive dialogue with students on these legitimate concerns. We will be watching; Harvard's decision will reflect how deeply the administration values student opinion on this campus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: United in Protest | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

...court's decision ought to be repugnant to anyone--pro-life or pro-choice--who believes in the validity of the First Amendment. "If we believe in free speech at all, we must limit responsibility to those who commit the acts of violence rather than lay blame on the makers of a Web site that appears to advocate them. Otherwise, any unpopular speech will be subject to oppression," asserts Suzanna Sherry, professor of civil rights and civil liberties law at the University of Minnesota, who is also avidly pro-choice...

Author: By Melissa R. Moschella, | Title: Choosing Freedom of Speech | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...check the area around 40 Oxford St. after witnesses reported a man trying to break into cars. Officers arrived and found a man with a weapon "on his person." The CPD later identified the man as Todd Henneken of 45 Francis St. He was charged with "an attempt to commit a crime...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POLICE LOG | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...local Greek Orthodox church or fly him to another state. "Ocalan turned down all the options," recounts Kranidiotis, who was with him in Nairobi, "but the officers tried to physically evict and drug him. That's when an Ocalan aide flashed a revolver under her throat and threatened to commit suicide if they dared to move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Terrorist's Bitter End | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...shot in grainy black and white. Think drug-bust footage. I'd love to do the show live, but since I rarely cook dinner at the same time two days in a row--and some days I don't cook at all--I'm afraid I can't commit to a time slot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Emeril, Eat My Dust. BAM! | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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