Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does not change his position and lobby against the measure in the State House, Massachusetts college students should re-think their thus far close cooperation with the governor. Dukakis should realize that he owes the college students who he has been working with on drunk driving a bigger favor than their elders who might want to see a higher drinking age. By supporting the hike, he is stabbing in the back his real partners in the drunk driving program. And in doing that, he would be imperilling his own stated goals--cutting down the too-large number of people...
...spokesman for the American Automobile Association (AAA) which has endorsed the bill, claims the measure will save lives. In 1982, 10 fatal accidents in Massachusetts were caused by drunk drivers aged 20, according to an AAA spokesman who said, "It's good legislation with lots of things in favor of it and nothing against...
...National Institute of Health (NIH) deem a liver transplant an "experimental" rather than "therapeutic" operation. Those terms are akin to international classifications of trade status, like "friendly" or "most favored nation"--phrases whose superficial similarities camouflage their varied meanings. In this context, "experimental" offers little favor to children like Brett and Jorie, considered by their doctors especially good candidates for transplants. For neither private insurance companies--which generally quote federal standards to their clients--nor Meidcare or Medicaid will fund such operations...
...resident of Cambridge, I would like to come out in favor of the referendum on Cable TV. This referendum will allow the City to apply for a Cable Television license in an open competition with private non-residential firms. Recent newspaper articles have stated that the Cable Television industry is spending many thousands of dollars to prevent Cambridge residents from having any say on the matter of what sort of programming, rates, and services will come into out city...
...earlier attempts, the Cable industry sought to prevent the question from even reaching the public by trying to influence the City Council. That body, however, realizing no doubt the importance of such an issue, has twice voted in favor of a public cable system in Cambridge and has left it up to the public to decide if, in fact, the City should enter a bid for that system...