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Neither is a particularly attractive solution, though I think we should err on the side of another right guaranteed by the Constitution: the freedom of choice...
...finally set at 40. Some staff members argued that the limit should be even higher, at age 50. People are living longer, they pointed out, and women who have children often don't come into their own until after their offspring become self-sufficient. "Finally, we decided to err on the side of youth," Seaman says. "To some extent, it was an arbitrary choice. But we wanted people who would be making a difference well into the next century...
...rankling humor section--more carefully than it has ever been. "Things border on being funny and mean. And [professors are] sensitive, it can make certain people, certain professors angry," Nelson says. "So if I see something that is offensive I don't hesitate to do something about it, to err on the side of caution...
Sixteen years later, I'm still a wishful thinker. I always look on the bright side, probably because I am deeply anxious about the possibility that I'll err on the low side and someone will call me a cynic. Call me a cynic...
Considering the potentially dire consequences -- economic, military and diplomatic -- of a hasty return to doing business with Iraq, the U.S. wants to err on the side of caution. That is also the position of the U.N. inspectors, who bear primary responsibility for making sure that Saddam's infernal death machine does not spring back to life. If the sanctions are lifted and the Iraqis renege on their promises, putting the restrictions back again may prove to be too little, too late...