Word: exempt
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...certain cases the new policy would exempt students who attend programs taught entirely in English—which most often applies in the case of specialized math and science programs. A student wanting to take math courses in Budapest, for example, would not have to take classes taught in Hungarian...
...nearly all departments, graduate students in the natural sciences will be exempt from teaching duties during their first year at Harvard—teaching is usually part of graduate students’ financial packages...
...national self-defense, since the Israelis occupy Palestinian territory, deny the Palestinians their national rights and, in enforcing their rule, frequently kill Palestinian civilians. This logic was sufficiently compelling for the 57 Islamic countries at this month's Organization of the Islamic Conference in Kuala Lumpur to exempt Palestinian bombers from their definition of terrorism. Says Marzouk: "The term terrorism should not be applied to people whose land is occupied." And if the victims of those fighting occupation are civilians? "There shouldn't be any distinction between an occupier in uniform or civilian dress," Marzouk argues. "If a man dressed...
...said states are generally reluctant to give religious schools technological assistance, vouchers and tax-exempt bond financing...
According to the report, the major source of growth last year came from private foundations, which are nonprofit groups that must pay out about 5 percent of their assets to maintain their tax-exempt status...