Word: empted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even Cyrus Vance, in his attempt to pre-empt his critics, has called the presence of the brigade "a very serious matter" and said that the Administration "will not be satisfied with the status quo." Thus Vance contributed to the misimpression that the Soviet military presence in Cuba has been steadily and ominously growing...
...basis of universal principles and a demonstration of self-confidence that attempts to make the issue of power seem irrelevant. The Soviets, with all their stormy and occasionally duplicitous behavior, leave an impression of extraordinary psychological insecurity. The Chinese convey an aura of imperviousness to pressure; indeed, they pre-empt pressure by implying that issues of principle are beyond discussion. Chinese diplomats, at least in their encounters with us, proved meticulously reliable. They never stooped to petty maneuvers; they did not haggle; they reached their bottom line quickly, explained it reasonably, and defended it tenaciously. They stuck to the meaning...
...revise the ordinance or institutions doing research will have to conform to the 1976 guidelines." Parker Coddington of the Government and Community Affairs Office, says, "The new guidelines would in no way change the application of the ordinance to the old guidelines because the guidelines do not pre-empt city or state laws." But Donald Dressler, chairman of the Cambridge Biohazards Committee, says he assumes the 1978 guidelines will apply under the ordinance...
Another objection to Brustein's plan students have voiced is that the professional company would pre-empt undergraduate use of Loeb facilities. The agreement between Harvard and the repertory company should guarantee that House drama groups will continue to have access to the Loeb shop and technical advice from its staff. Brustein proposes reducing the number of undergraduate productions at the Loeb from four to seven a year--but House drama societies, as well as other groups like the Radcliffe Grant-in-Aid Society and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, would continue to provide the lion's share of student...
...city council last night passed Vellucci's resolution calling for the postponement of action on a bill in Congress that may pre-empt and vacate all municipal and state laws about recombinant DNA research...