Word: curbed
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...hand, the law's mandate requiring universal access to public buildings, transit systems and communications networks has made a once daunting world more navigable. Curb ramps, lift-equipped buses and extrawide rest-room stalls for wheelchair users are now as common a feature of the American landscape as are closed-captioned TV titles. A phone relay system called Text Telephone enables the deaf to order pizza. "There's a guy in Georgia who has a job for the first time because his bus has a lift, and a woman in Kentucky who's seen her brother play baseball...
...American Medical Association today said violence in the United States is growing worse, and gave the country a failing "report card" for its efforts to curb the problem. "It's a 'D' at best, America," said Robert McAfee, president of the AMA, in an editorial in the group's journal, adding: "Despite widespreadcommunity efforts and greater awareness of violence, the tide of violent behavior does not show any signs of turning.'' So concerned are physicians that this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association is devoted almost entirely to the subject of violence. Despite an overall...
Lewis has already begun to consult with Director of the University Health Services David S. Rosenthal '59, who said he has tried to inform Lewis of the problems that the College faces in trying to curb campus drinking...
Many believe that by 1970 Pusey's impending departure had been made almost a necessity. The breaking point between the president and students came when he decided to call in the police to curb student protests...
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole today urged President Bill Clinton to "get off the sidelines" and help to moveanti-terrorism legislationforward. Clinton responded with an appeal to Democrats and Republicans to "curb politics" and stop adding amendments to the anti-terror bill. Dole said yesterday that the Senate bill was bogged down by 67 Democratic amendments that would have to be debated, but a Democratic official said today that the amendments had been pared down to about 25 for each side. PresidentClinton said today that quick action is essential: "You can be sure terrorists around the world are not delaying...