Word: formalisms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Drug Administration has decided to take matters into its own hands. The agency plans to publish a notice in the Federal Register declaring that oral contraceptives can be used safely and effectively to avoid pregnancy as late as three days after intercourse. While the action falls short of formal FDA approval, which can be granted only when a manufacturer files an application, it gives unmistakable and official sanction to emergency use. "We're delighted," says Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. "We've been using this procedure for many years in our clinics but were...
Despite the FDA's tacit green light, drugmakers are not likely to apply for formal approval. Wyeth-Ayerst, the largest U.S. producer of oral contraceptives, has no plans to market such pills or even include emergency contraceptive instructions on its current products. The real problem, rather than any political fallout, says Wyeth spokeswoman Audrey Ashby, is the risk of getting bogged down in costly product-liability suits...
...divorce. The split will be made final on August 28, with the Princess relinquishing her title of Her Royal Highness but keeping the title of Diana, Princess of Wales. As a result, she could be expected to curtsy to the Queen, her husband and her sons. Although no formal announcement of the settlement was made, Diana is expected to get a $15 million lump sum and a generous annual allowance. She will also keep her apartments at Kensington Palace. Prince Charles, when he ascends to the throne, will be the first divorced monarch since George I, who reigned between...
...saying Wednesday night that he would run for President if it were the will of his supporters, Ross Perot slept on it and announced 12 hours later -- on ABC's "Good Morning America" -- that "the American people want me to do this." Asked why he hasn't made a formal announcement of candidacy, Perot replied that he already has. That's news to the rest of the political world, which has long awaited a clear indication, one way or another, of Perot's intentions. For months, Perot said he merely wanted to create a new political party not beholden...
...establishment of a formal mechanism for ongoing dialogue is very much in keeping with Harvard's labor relations philosophy," Manning said in the statement. "It takes some important issues out of the often contentious arena of contract negotiations and creates a longer term process by which managers and workers can work together to their mutual benefit...