Word: failings
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...found out, I'm expected to move out of my room by the last day of exams. If I fail to live up to any of these standards, the College or Dunster House takes action--and quick...
...over again." It's easy for inexperienced lawyers to make a mistake. Under the rules established by a 1977 Supreme Court decision, lawyers in a criminal case must recognize potential violations of fair procedure as soon as they take place and raise the objection in court. If they fail to do so during the trial, they may forfeit the chance for their client to raise the issue on appeal. "People talk about criminals often getting off on technicalities," says Hoffman. "Actually, a lot of people are dying because of technicalities...
...stiff creditors and preserve their own jobs. Moreover, they argue, companies in Chapter 11 can take advantage of the fact that they pay no interest on part of their debt by slashing prices and wreaking havoc on their competitors. Most companies that take refuge in Chapter 11 ultimately fail anyway, critics say, leaving creditors with even fewer assets than if the firms had been liquidated in the first place. Says Sam Zell, a Chicago financier: "It isn't good for the economy to prop up cripples and hand them unfair advantages that allow them to bleed income and help destroy...
...trade talks fail, Americans will notice...
...ELABORATE TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS CALLED the Uruguay Round finally fail, world trade and most major economies will suffer. For months the talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade have been staggering from one purported last try to another. Again last week no one dared call it failure when a crucial meeting among George Bush, European Community President Jacques Delors and Portuguese Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva ended in impasse...