Word: formality
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...their mighty Communist Party officials. Most victims would just swallow the bitter pills of injustice, recognizing that their protests would fall on deaf ears and their efforts would be futile. In fact, these petitioners had hardly any official channels through which to properly address their grievances, let alone submit formal papers. Yet some diehards kept trying, hoping against hope that one day their suffering would be relieved. If there is a hope, there will be a way. Tan Boon Tee Singapore...
...discussion was the first formal chance for Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) professors to review the proposal, released Monday, which would require students to begin classes immediately after Labor Day and enable FAS to add a month-long academic term in January...
Davis said the yet-to-be-named group is not currently focusing on receiving official College recognition, which requires 10 officers, two faculty officers and a formal constitution. Instead, it is aiming to garner a consistent and diverse membership, he said...
...weekend, and the outcome, security experts say, could have a profound effect on U.S. relations with China. Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province but has in recent years been content with a murky status quo--one that permits de facto independence for Taiwan so long as it doesn't formally separate from China. But incumbent President Chen Shui-bian is thought to support formal independence. Four years ago, the former human-rights lawyer beat a divided opposition to take the presidency, but he has not enjoyed the degree of political support he needs to break further from China. This time...
...referendum with the election. He is asking voters to sanction a military buildup in response to China's deployment of missiles across the Taiwanese Strait. He has also said that if he wins, he will revise Taiwan's constitution, a step that Beijing fears could move Taiwan closer to formal independence. That is why Washington, seeking to cultivate relations with China, has taken a dim view of Chen's initiatives. President Bush warned him in December not to "make decisions unilaterally to change the status quo," implying that he should reconsider the referendum. Chen has ignored him. But China...