Word: failed
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...Quayle tends to ramble--his sentences don't always parse," said Kalb. "Certainly his advisers have been working on the problems and will attempt to solve them before the debate." If, however, they fail, Kalb predicts that Quayle's lack of coherence and organization will substantially hurt his political chances...
...University should fully divest if diplomatic tactics fail. There is no reason for Harvard to associate with a company whose practices are unethical. While South Africa was never any different, Harvard now has a second chance to use its wealth and influence for good, and it should...
...maintaining a seemingly strict admissions policy for athletes, schools don't have to worry as much about checking up on how those athletes are performing once they are admitted. As a result, the student-athletes who fail to meet the academic standards are allowed to keep playing and winning--and graduate...
...parents who buy savings bonds to finance their children's college education--is far more modest than the Dukakis plan. The STARS program, higher education officials agree, is much more likely to address the growing middle-class squeeze which occurs when students cannot afford rising tuition costs, but fail to qualify for federal grants. Combined with Dukakis's pledge to increase federal grants for lowincome students, the STARS program represents a welcome relief to students fearful of rising tuitions and the scarcity of federal grants...
Suddenly, parental-leave legislation that House Democrats were afraid to schedule because it was sure to fail was put on the calendar. The bill, first introduced by Democratic Congresswoman Pat Schroeder in 1986, would require employers of more than 50 people to allow men or women up to ten weeks of leave to care for a newborn, a seriously ill child or an ailing parent. When House Majority Whip Tony Coelho took a head count this week, he found so much new support among moderates that he has decided to schedule a vote as soon as possible...