Word: concerning
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Because of concern that its findings may be politicized if they are leaked before the November elections, the commission will proceed at a rather stately pace. A limited staff and the commission members' busy schedules will also slow progress. Cynics point out that the time frame for deliberations will excuse this Congress and President from making any difficult decisions in an election year...
...Another concern is Macy's potential antitrust problems. In Atlanta, Macy's and Rich's, a Federated chain, control almost all the department-store business. In New York City, Macy's stores and Federated's Abraham & Straus and Bloomingdale's are the top three operations...
...allowed David to transfer without the two terms prerequisite is beyond me. If some of the houses are undercrowded, it would be best to let transfer students move into them. That's what happened for David; he transferred from a crowded house to one with space. My concern is how the rules can be bent for some people and not others...
...goes the wisdom of Kirkland House Master Donald K. Pfister, and perhaps some of his colleagues, who express concern that certain houses are becoming too "jocky," and therefore lack diversity. And last week the chairman of the athletic department, Jack Reardon, tried to encourage freshmen athletes to be more open-minded in their house selection...
Before Congress, Greenspan admitted that the Fed had recently eased its policy and allowed interest rates to fall a bit. But he explained that it was concern about the sluggish economic outlook, not political pressure, that had spurred the Fed. That concern faded slightly in the wake of somewhat encouraging economic statistics. The Department of Commerce reported last week that the gross national product grew at a real annual rate of 4.5% during the fourth quarter of 1987, a somewhat higher figure than the previous estimate of 4.2%. Though Greenspan expects growth to slow down this year, he sees...