Word: facto
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...civil administration in Iraq. But France and others who have opposed the war have expressed opposition to the idea of retrospectively sanctioning regime change - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan even questioned the legality of the war - and France has given notice it will resist any move to transfer de facto political authority in Baghdad to Britain...
...take four years of English and two years of physical education. But the MCAS tests are far broader. Consequently, many schools are still not prepared to teach the MCAS curriculum. As state and federal aid to local governments is cut back due to budget crises, educational spending is de facto cut, making planning even more difficult for local schools. Massachusetts must alleviate these inconsistencies before the MCAS can take full diploma-denying effect...
...have a de facto soft freeze on hiring,” Kirby said. “It is not a hard freeze but it is likely to get harder...
...time being, Prasse-Freeman will probably be counted on to play close to the full 40 minutes per game. Harvey was the Crimson’s de facto backup point guard and occasional fill-in David Giovacchini is injured, leaving the Crimson without a clear second option at floor general. Sullivan said that if Prasse-Freeman—who has been susceptible to foul trouble at points this season—needs to sit, he will make a decision on a replacement based on matchups...
...Then again, a quid pro quo with a business associate is probably a less costly option than borrowing money from pawnbrokers that have become China's de facto commercial lenders. The booming city of Chengdu, Sichuan's capital, is home to some 200 pawnbrokers. Don't think of them as sleazy purveyors of rusting bikes and busted TVs. The tiled floors and tawny sofas of Liu Jianjun's Building China Pawnshop suggest a bank lobby, and rightly so. His loans, which can run up to $1 million each, mostly go to private businesses...