Word: equalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...says that this fund could not be invested any differently than Harvard's other endowment funds. "You can't pick and choose between claimants" who say they are deserving of a little more than other investors, he adds. "You can make that argument about anything with equal force...
...buyers, however, do not exactly ration their funds. In a wild auction at the Chicago office of Christie's in 1981, one exuberant connoisseur paid $13,000 for a jeroboam (equal to six bottles) of Petrus 1961. Such princely prices have prompted Aaron of Sherry-Lehmann to call Petrus "the Rolls-Royce of all wines." Unfortunately, it is not possible to open a bottle just for a test drive...
...conservative moralists. The idea was developed by Law Professor Catharine MacKinnon, a visiting scholar at Stanford, and Andrea Dworkin, a New York feminist writer (Pornography: Men Possessing Women). They contend that by enforcing a subordinate image of women, porn promotes violence against them and hinders their chances of achieving equal opportunity. In the past the court has permitted restrictions on free speech when a "compelling" government objective is involved--for instance, to protect children by outlawing child pornography. Dworkin argues that women's rights are likewise compelling. "If women are ever going to achieve civil equality in this country...
...lesson. Last week the People's Daily, China's official newspaper, drove home the meaning of the Shanghai trial: "Among the six criminals, some are workers, some are cadres and some are children of high-ranking officials. The court's solemn conviction strongly demonstrates the principle that everyone is equal before...
...This short-term warning period could lead to abrupt lay-offs," said Leach, former director of the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission...