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...That change in the economy put a damper on student activism," Burton says. "There was no longer a guarantee of a job when you left campus. We were one of the first classes to face that reality...
Insurers and doctors are watching Lauersen's case closely. A conviction would "put a damper on other doctors who do this," says Dr. Herbert Rakatansky of the American Medical Association. That could help solve the insurance companies' problem. Or it might create new ones. Patients may demand that insurers rewrite the rules so many doctors now feel a need to break...
...This is already an unprecedented, unpredictable New Year's and we did not want to take chances with public safety," said Seattle mayor Paul Schell, announcing that the city has canceled a huge celebration planned for the area surrounding the Space Needle. The Y2K threat has also put a damper on a half-day celebration planned in Philadelphia, in which citizens will follow Mayor Ed Rendell to a different celebratory site each hour. Although that event is going ahead as planned, thousands have canceled - including nearly half of the 1,000 couples expected to participate in a mass wedding...
...site also criticizes the school for its large class sizes, stringent Core requirements and policies that put "a damper on social life...
...News & World Report ranks Harvard third after six years in the top spot, bruising egos and putting a damper on traditional cries of "safety school" during the year's Harvard-Yale Game. Students spend the academic year denying the validity of such rankings but seem pleased when the College returns to the top of the charts the next year...