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...Youssef was reestablished last November on his throne as Mohammed V, the women of Morocco were sufficiently organized to demand their rewards: the right to vote, the right to join unions, the right to better schooling for their children. Some even went so far as to demand a fairer deal in marital matters. As one explained, "Although we cannot be against polygamy, for Allah decreed it, at least the Koran decrees that a man can take [four] wives only if he treats them equally." But the Sultan's daughter, who lives in a palace which not only contains...
...letters, pointed out that restoration of the tower would cost up to $100,000 and that "it seems a fair question whether this project is the most desirable channel for so much of the University's unrestricted funds." William Bond Wheelwright '01 answered in a succeeding issue with "a fairer question: . . . Does the Corporation deny it is its legal duty to maintain its property in proper condition...
Bartenders hailed the prospective law as much fairer than its predecessor. But one, declaring it would not have much effect on underage purchasing, said, "I don't think it will stop them from drinking. They'll break this law, just like they broke the old one. They'll break it all to hell...
Looking at your night skyline of Manhattan, I was reminded of a poem that I composed some 40 years ago ... I recall only two lines: Did ever a dream city rise from the sea That was fairer, more fleeting and fragile than thee? If you had asked me what the last adjectives meant exactly, I couldn't have told...
While the majority report stated that "any grading system has elements of unfairness," it did not see how the ranking of men from top to bottom can be avoided." The report added that "it is fairer to be very accurate in giving marks...