Word: equalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though bringing council members closer to their districts through such initiatives as local office hours and dorm visits is a part of creating familiarity with the council, there are two other parts that are of equal if not greater importance...
...punitive tariffs of 100% on a wide range of Chinese imports valued at about $1 billion. The move came as retaliation for what the Clinton Administration regards as Beijing's inadequate efforts to curb widespread piracy of American computer software, music and films. The new tariffs are intended to equal the estimated revenue lost through theft of U.S. copyrights and patents in China. Among the hardest- hit Chinese exports are plastics, picture frames, cellular phones, answering machines, sporting goods and some bicycles. Beijing responded with 100% tariffs on compact discs, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and other products, threatening a trade...
...English drama about a worst-case child-custody scenario may show those who make social policy how hard it is to legislate love, lust, neglect, despair and other real-family values. Ken Loach's film, written by Rona Munro and based on a true story, horrifies and edifies in equal measure...
...matter how hard he works, he is often forced to compromise or accept special arrangements. For example, he says the reading service still has not arrived at a solution that would allow him to start classes on an equal footing with other students...
Bellson's performance and post-show remarks suggested that his musical career has been a result of equal parts discipline, intelligence and imagination. Just as he balanced his musical personality against that of his quintet throughout the set, he consistently combined technical wizardry with intense musicality, as he has done throughout his professional experience. This unique musical mix made it an evening to remember...