Word: facto
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Today, in most parts of the country, grass is de facto legal. It is virtually impossible for a college student to go through school without having partaken of or witnessed without reporting to the police some infraction of our marijuana statutes, and yet we hardly consider ourselves criminals. Gone are the days of paranoia, complete with burning incense to hide the smell of burning grass from the proctors and tutors. They're too busy smoking to turn...
...student representatives of the organization maintain that the foundation must address the particular needs of the University's minorities. Bok, by contrast, said that if he thinks the foundation becomes open "de facto to only certain racial groups," he would not hesitate to withdraw University financial backing...
Even if the talks get back on the track, Labor is certain to make Begin's interpretation of autonomy a centerpiece of its election campaign to keep him under constant pressure. The Begin government has frequently been accused of trying to achieve a de facto annexation of the West Bank with its establishment of Jewish settlements in the region. Indeed it was reported last week that the government had devised a scheme to finance accelerated construction of Jewish settlements before Begin leaves office. The plan was said to entail the assignment of choice Jerusalem and West Bank real estate...
Within a few years, Barkouras, smartly turned out in well-cut European suits, was de facto head of the clinic and was earning $250,000 a year. His patients included members of Oklahoma City's most powerful and socially elite families. He and his German-born wife Marga lived in a $200,000 modern house, drove Cadillacs and maintained a summer retreat in Loutraki, a Greek resort city...
...ideological haunches. Max Lerner agrees with many commentators, including the Chicago Tribune's Michael Kilian, that the Reagan landslide has "all but wiped out Ted's strategic position." The Christian Science Monitor's Godfrey Sperling demurs: "[Edward Kennedy] seems well positioned to become the de facto head of the party-and to be its 1984 presidential candidate." Meantime, New York magazine's Michael Kramer knocks out the Republican early form: "Where is Kemp today? He is a front runner for the 1984 Republican presidential nomination (assuming Reagan is a one-termer), and there is only...