Word: demanding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...demand exorbitant time commitments or charge outlandish dues. The only time we have gotten in trouble was when proctors, backed by deans, broke up a Leukemia Society fundraiser because we were "an outside organization soliciting funds." We are an example of the positive force that Greek organizations can play on college campuses if we are permitted and if people expect more from us than drunken debauchery...
...Students Archie C. Epps III to lobby for the cause. Of the objectives outlined, the first, concerning the capital campaign, is the most important. Without a tangible scheme to raise money for this endeavor, it will forever remain a pipe dream. Activists should concentrate their efforts on that demand. All the planning committees in the world won't mean anything without a solid financial foundation...
...thinks it has a pretty good idea. The agency, joined by more than 30 states, recently accused Mylan Laboratories of Pittsburgh, Pa., and its suppliers of illegally tying up chemical feed-stocks used to make the drug. With control of the ingredients in hand, the FTC charged, Mylan could demand whatever price it wanted for the finished product. The FTC is now trying to force Mylan to "disgorge" $120 million in allegedly "ill-gotten gains" from the scheme. As FTC chairman Robert Pitofsky told TIME, "Mylan's illegal conduct deprived some consumers of access to these important drugs...
What's wrong with real estate? Not much, as far as homeowners and commercial landlords are concerned. In much of the country, houses are going for their asking price and office rents are rising faster than inflation. Last year demand for new office space exceeded supply by 35%. Barring a weak economy, fundamentals are likely to remain strong...
...REITs' shares. Take last summer. Fears of overbuilding began to creep into the news, and REITs were trashed like a wormy apple. The quick, severe reaction had the desired effect. Hotel starts fell 21% in October, 48% in November and 42% in December. The slowdown jolted supply and demand into balance, keeping projected vacancies down, rents and earnings...