Word: concessioner
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That such a dispensation is even newsworthy illustrates the kind of control that Microsoft has been accused of exerting in the past -- and apparently continues to, for all its denials -- and its belated concession follows the company's pattern of giving up as little as possible as late as possible...
I say "imagine" and "guess" as a concession to the 95 percent of Harvard affiliates whose only exposure to country music is the line-dancing at the Presidents' Barbecue during orientation--that is to say, the 95 percent of students who have no exposure to country music at all.
When the Polish communists made this concession, which was without precedent in the history of the communist world since 1917, the new union was christened Solidarnosc (Solidarity). Soon it had 10 million members, and Walesa was its undisputed leader. For 16 months they struggled to find a way to coexist...
Apparently, freedom from the responsibility to divulge actual actions is widely appreciated. Some even count on the vagueness. Ken G. Haig '99 admits that because of the ambiguity, "people give you the benefit of the doubt." Jack P. Donahue '01 agrees, confiding it's "to protect pride, because then people...
Fortunately, an agreement brokered this weekend by Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the United Nations, may avert armed conflict for the time being, pending U.S. agreement. The deal would allow U.N. weapons inspectors into Iraqi sites for an undetermined time--a key concession by Iraq. It appears to be...