Word: criteria
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...critical industry; make land reforms, tax changes and other basic adjustments necessary to transform their societies; face the population problem squarely and realistically; create the climate that will attract foreign investment and keep local money at home." In the past, recipients had only to agree with these criteria. Henceforth, they will have to show "solid evidence" of meeting them. The new policy seems custom-tailored by the chief of the Agency for International Development, David Bell, whose reputation as a tough, able administrator was borne out by his performance last week as the Administration's chief foreign aid advocate...
...hundred students showed up yesterday at the first meeting of the Spring course, whose enrollment is limited to 250. Riesman and the section men will confer tomorrow night to determine criteria for admission...
Introductory lessons in the use of the machine will be given to girls who "show legitimate interest." Zachary said, adding that no formal criteria had been set up for computer use. Harvard students who wish to use the machine in Cabot will be allowed...
...More Ef- fective Foreign Policy; and Rostow gave the idea its historical rationale three years later in The Stages of Economic Development. The Charles River analysis made several contributions of great significance. First of all, it offered the aid program what it had long lacked -- specific criteria for assistance. The goal, the Charles River economists said, was to enable underdeveloped nations, in Rostow's phrase, to "take off" into self-sustaining economic growth. This they believed, was feasible for most countries; and when it was reached, the need for special external assistance would end. Next they pointed out that...
...have tended to be spotty and so vulnerable to bureaucratic snarls that they have created almost as many problems as they solved. To avoid these pitfalls, the new plan demands concentration on a single showcase area if a city wishes to qualify for federal aid. It sets 14 criteria to assure that initial goals are maintained and that work goes on rapidly and efficiently. For instance, a city would have to designate a single authority to supervise the project. Washington in turn would have to appoint a special representative to coordinate local efforts with those of the different federal agencies...