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...lost a chance at a higher ranking when a schedule misreading caused him to sleep through and default his second round match at the National Intercollegiate Squash Championship three weeks...
Duff and Campbell believe that in such cases doctors must at least consider whether or not their efforts are in the infant's best interests. "Pretending there is no decision to be made is an arbitrary and potentially devastating decision by default," they write. "It may constitute a victimizing abandonment of patients and their families in times of greatest need...
...more perfect democracy cannot be attained by default...
...decision apparently has come primarily by default. For various reasons, the number of freshmen living at Radcliffe next year will be relatively small. Any decision to move many freshmen out of the Quad--that is, to select the first or third alternatives--would have met with opposition from Radcliffe...
...particular weight falls on O'Neill by default of the other two key Democrats in the drama. Many House Republicans believe that New Jersey Congressman Peter W. Rodino, the dapper Judiciary Committee chairman, has already prejudged Nixon's guilt and is determined to impeach him. The Republicans' respect for O'Neill, and their knowledge that Rodino leans heavily on the floor leader for advice, helps offset those suspicions. House Speaker Albert, who tends to shrink from the enormity of impeachment, also looks to O'Neill. Says one senior member of the House...