Word: fabian
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...choice into public services will lead to unacceptably different standards of quality. But these disputes have always been "pretty subtle - the sort of thing you have to be a senior civil servant or a think-tank person to put your finger on," says Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society, a Labour advocacy group. As the two men face tough choices this term on pensions, taxes, and benefits for the disabled, they can certainly bridge any gap between them - if they truly want...
...class at a British-run school and became the first person in the colony to attend university abroad, in Edinburgh, where, says a long-time observer of Tanzanian affairs, "he was captured by the ideology of the British Labor Party at the time. He is deeply involved in Fabian socialist principles, which he believed he could graft onto the fabric of Tanzanian village life." A lifelong Roman Catholic, Nyerere was also influenced by the social activism of Africa's Maryknoll missionaries...
...prominent Filipinos countered by petitioning the Supreme Court to declare a mistrial in the case against those accused of conspiring to kill Aquino. They argued that the lower court showed "partiality" toward the accused as well as "injudicious and irregular conduct." Marcos has promised to restore General Fabian Ver, 65, a longtime crony and the best-known defendant, to his post as military chief of staff if he is declared innocent. Such a move would seriously undermine Marcos' already shaky credibility in the case...
...insurgents based on the outskirts of Fallujah. Those terrorists must be defeated. They unsettle the serenity of the people of Iraq in particular and global peace in general. Iraqis should cooperate with U.S. forces to vanquish fanatic terrorist groups, because they are stumbling blocks to peace. A. VINOO FABIAN Bangalore, India...
Senior centerfielder Bryan Hale singled off of Fabian to lead off the game, and advanced to third on an error, before Hendricks drove him home to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead...