Word: fines
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least, Malaysia, a well-off country with a relatively small population (17.4 million), has a model plan for the "sustainable development" of its forests. The reality is that neither the overall plan nor specific regulations have had much impact, and logging operations continue essentially uncontrolled. "In theory everything is fine," says S.C. Chin, a Malaysian forestry expert. "But 20 years ago, Thailand and the Philippines said everything was fine too, and now they have largely been stripped...
...first time since the accident. After an initial investigation, the ship's captain, Iakovos Georgudis, was charged with one misdemeanor count of discharging pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act and another misdemeanor count of discharging refuse. (Maximum penalty for each count: one year in prison and a fine that could amount to as much as twice the total cost of the cleanup...
...some reason, the Harvard administrationseems to think it's fine to ruin your Christmasvacation. While your friends go skiing, you sweatover January finals. But to make up for yourruined holiday, Harvard gives you a wonderfulthree-day-or-so break called "intersession" whichcomes between the end of first-semester finals andregistration for second semester...
...long ago. He had let his debts get the better of him and had gambled recklessly in the market. But he was of essentially good character and excellent financial prospects, so if only his creditors had borne with him until he got his bonus, everything would have been fine. "Sure, sure," said three of his creditors, who had heard it all before. They forced him into bankruptcy over $60,000. Six months later, he got a quarter of a million dollars bonus and paid off all his creditors except the three. When his rage at them subsides...
...West End is having its best season in years, with an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Dustin Hoffman's debut in Shakespeare and a fine new work by American playwright Martin Sherman...