Word: concerning
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...advent of more ample suits may also reflect a greater concern about skin cancer and other damaging effects of the sun. "The fashion suit is for a sophisticated dresser who is not interested in tanning," says Kamali, "but is being more specific about what looks good on her." Any skin-protection benefits, of course, are minimal: a few extra inches of fabric are no substitute for a No. 20 sunblock -- or a place in the shade...
...seemed to be inviting a test case that might result in its overthrow. "The goal of constitutional adjudication," said the Chief Justice, "is surely not to remove inexorably 'politically divisive' issues from the ambit of the legislative process, whereby the people through their elected representatives deal with matters of concern to them...
There is much work for us to do in the next three years. Ratifying our contract was just the beginning. The writing of our constitution and by-laws must be of immediate concern to the whole union membership. We must provide for membership election of all officers and stewards. We must legislate regular membership meetings where important issues can be debated openly and fairly. We must institute a system of recall and accountability for leadership positions and decisions. And most of all, we must start turning to each other and our own selves--ordinary rank-and-file members--for ideas...
Others expressed anger that the Time directors had refused to go along with the Paramount bid, which could deliver a windfall to Time stockholders. There were also expressions of concern about the debt of up to $14 billion that will burden the Time-Warner combination. Although the initial merger deal had been hailed for being debt-free, Time Chairman J. Richard Munro argued that the cash flow of the two companies will be adequate to service the debt. "We hope we can avoid layoffs and asset sales," he said. "The best way to pay off the debt will be through...
...Time's anti-takeover strategies has been to say that the transfer of the local cable licenses required by a Paramount takeover would create crippling delays. Time won some support on that front when the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the attorneys general of 13 states expressed concern to the Federal Communications Commission that a hostile takeover of Time's cable-TV operations might violate laws that give state and local governments the right to approve changes in ownership. But in one instance, a federal judge in Orlando denied a temporary injunction sought by the city of Casselberry...