Word: forbids
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Whether or not Harvard professor are affected by the Act, it is a dangerous precedent for a local community, or any governmental body, to forbid particular kinds of research because they might lead to dangerous or undesirable consequences. Granted, governments have the power to regulate the regulation of knowledge in order to protect the public from harm. But it is quite a different matter for a government to forbid the acquisition of knowledge. Our traditions of free speech and free inquiry are born of a conviction that governments are poor censors and ultimately serve us badly when they...
...team of the '80s by House football enthusiasts and analysts--is expected to make the biggest splash out there this year. After all, it won the championship last season, and its current lineup is bolstered by two former varsity gridiron kings. But what if Winthrop doesn't (heaven forbid) take the title this time around? That improbable question can be answered by looking to the Year of the Point...
...unexplained source of opposition: the parents of some students she has encouraged to become teachers. Asks Dunne angrily: "Why is it that people will go from suburb to suburb refusing to buy a house until they figure out where the best schools are, and at the same time forbid their children to become teachers...
...other actions in the House the Banking Committee's subcommittee on financial institutions is currently considering legislation even more radical in its provision on South Africa policy. House Resolution 1693, introduced by Rep. Steven Solarz (D.N.Y). Stipulates that the United States forbid all bank loans to South Africa from this country, ban all imports of Krugerrands to the United States, and require that all subsidiaries of U.S. companies operating in south Africa abide by the Sullivan Principles. Observers are confident about the future of the first bill, but less sure about the outcome of a vote on the second...
...other actions in the House, the Banking Committee's subcommittee on financial institutions is currently considering legislation even more radical in its provisions on South Africa policy. House Resolution 1693, introduced by Rep. Steven Solarz (D-N.Y.), stipulates that the United States forbid all bank loans to South Africa from this country, ban all imports of Krugerrands to the United States, and require that all subsidiaries of U.S. companies operating in South Africa abide by the Sullivan Principles. Observers are confident about the future of the first bill, but less sure about the outcome of a vote...