Word: disclaimer
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...longest. But New Yorkers will now have to live in a more subdued style. "The city must shed its big-government psychology," says Dick Netzer, dean of New York University School of Public Administration and a member of Big Mac's board of directors. "It must disclaim its pretensions that it can resolve fundamental social problems or provide a tremendous range of worthy services. Officials should attempt to lower expectations-or at least shift them toward other levels of government that have some hope of satisfying these expectations." If the crisis really does teach the city to match its swollen...
When asked for comment last night, Mitchell said, "I think they [the current officers]chose the staff on the basis of who they felt would do the jobs best, but it would be foolish of me to disclaim the importance of the women's movement...
...late I've found fascinating the antics of Western Europe in reaction to the Arab stranglehold on oil. Europe is so quick to disclaim any pro-Israel stance, even to the point of letting a partner, The Netherlands, go cold alone, and this strikes me as very telling of the European mentality and EEC maturity...
...charges, tightened controls on firearms and explosives, and last month raided and padlocked the Provisional Sinn Fein offices in Dublin. This week the government will present to the Irish Parliament a bill that seeks to redefine membership in illegal organizations and put the burden of proof on defendants to disclaim their affiliation with such groups. Says O'Malley: "It's part of the general policy of the government here to harass these people to the greatest extent possible...
...fanatical J.D.L. has been harassing Russian diplomats, entertainers and their families for two years, but its leaders were quick to disclaim responsibility for last week's crime. From Israel, where he is trying to form a worldwide J.D.L., Rabbi Meir Kahane called the bombings "insane." The acting head of J.D.L., New York Attorney Bertram Zweibon, denied that there had ever been a J.D.L. plan to bomb the Hurok and Columbia offices, both of which have booked Russian talent for the U.S. Hurok, 83, has long been an object of the league's enmity. As the foremost importer...