Word: criterion
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...asset accumulation" which usually leads to "surplus-lowering policy initiatives"--in other words, if the government will be sitting on a pile of cash, it should increase spending or lower taxes. Keeping his tone as pragmatic as possible, Greenspan further reasoned that "if long-term fiscal stability is the criterion, it is far better, in my judgment, that the surpluses be lowered by tax reductions than by spending increases...
...There is a fairly simple equation that governs loyalty in organizations: the more insecure the leader, the greater the emphasisis on loyalty. The sole criterion for being in Saddam Hussein's cabinet is loyalty. The more secure the leader - both politically and psychologically - the more he will prize disagreement. I spent nearly two years working with and for Nelson Mandela, and I can't tell you how many times I saw his colleagues vociferously disagree with him. Why was that? (1) Because he allowed them to; (2) because he knew that was how he would get the best advice...
...Rhodes process is inherently demanding and that only the most qualified prevail. It seems reasonable to allow institutions the chance to veto applicants with substantial disciplinary records or whose academic and extracurricular credentials are so lacking that their application would prove an embarrassment for all involved. Outside of this criterion, it seems unreasonable for Harvard to exclude anyone, especially when one considers the inadequate and error-prone endorsement system now in place as well as the serendipitous nature of the Rhodes selection process...
...also affords programs access to public lands where government agencies require AEE accreditation as a criterion for obtaining special business or use permits...
...criterion for an injunction is, among other things, that the plaintiff should be able to prove that irreparable harm is going to occur between now and the completion of the case. That may not be so easy. Although Napster might seem to be taking sales away from the record companies, CD sales have actually increased in the Napster era--by $500 million this year alone...