Word: complained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week, Manila Mayor Mel Lopez announced that paramilitary units would be used to counter the recent spate of N.P.A. attacks in the capital. The move pleased the military, which is convinced that peace can be won only with the help of such groups. Some Aquino-appointed government officials, however, complain that the private armies often shoot first and ask questions later. It is a measure of the challenge facing Aquino that by giving her generals the tools they say they need to defeat the Communist rebels, she risks alienating some of her most ardent supporters...
Most experts believe the new ruling means at least that INS officials must now give more weight to subjective evidence, including personal testimony about fear and harassment. But the final decision is still within the discretion of the Justice Department. Many immigration lawyers complain that its practices have been not only legally incorrect but politically biased. They charge that refugees from Communism or the Ayatullah Khomeini have a far better chance of gaining asylum than those fleeing governments that the U.S. counts as friends...
...virtual unknown. Hunting Cockroaches, which opened off-Broadway last week, transmutes his struggles into vibrant farce devoid of self-pity. During an emblematic sleepless night, as nightmare figures ranging from an immigration officer to condescending liberals pop out from beneath their bed, the pragmatic couple never complain of life's unfairness. They accept having to prove themselves. They just wish it would not take so long...
...complain if they got a card describing what Elle MacPherson wanted to do to their body," said one male freshman who requested anonymity, referring to the model made famous by the swimsuit issues of Sports Illustrated...
...around $100. For this price we get nutritious, delicious dinners six nights a week, a brunch on Sunday, home-made bread and granola, and everything anyone wants for breakfast and lunch is kept in stock. Meat is served a few times a week, and even our committed carnivores rarely complain because the cooking is tasty and substantial. Most of us lived in Houses for part of our time at Harvard and agree that the Harvard dining system leaves almost everything to be desired. We were only sorry to see that an otherwise thorough article failed to mention a genuine option...