Word: faired
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This is one of the most important decisions handed down by the court in this decade," said Federal Appeals Judge William Wilkins Jr. of South Carolina, the commission's chairman. The result, he said, will be "more uniform, fair and truthful sentences." The impact will reach far beyond the several thousand federal defendants who must now be resentenced. The new system means stiffer penalties for white-collar crimes, 87% of which currently end in probation...
...figure range. "He has a deft touch on Capitol Hill, just like he has on a basketball court," says former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander, a Washington lawyer who plays ball with Brown on Saturday mornings. "He makes his opinions clear in a way that seems logical and fair, and he never boxes people into a corner. His approach is designed to get the job done...
Harvard administrators sit down with Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers leaders to embark on contract negotiations. Suddenly, Harvard announces pay increases, a new network of child care facilities and fair job classifications for all support staff. The union negotiators eagerly sign the contract, before the Harvard officials get a chance to utter, "April Fools...
...Turk dismissed the paucity of tenant complaints, saying, "I don't think that's any measure of people's happiness or whether those rates are fair...
...that we've accomplished all we want to do; we've just made a start," said Shamie, a 67-year-old millionaire entrepreneur. "I think we conducted ourselves in a way that was impartial and fair and open to all party members...