Word: generousity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fits that definition. Among those expected to benefit from the amnesty are the right-wing national guardsmen who killed four U.S. churchwomen in 1980, and the leftist guerrillas who gunned down four U.S. Marines in 1985. The amnesty, said Salvadoran Vice President Rodolfo Castillo Claramount, "represents a broad, generous offer within the concept of forgive and forget...
Secondary: Harvard's weak link has been generous, but the backs have shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. Led by corneback Frank Caprio (nine tackles last week), the secondary has given up 1362 passing yards and has come up with only six interceptions...
Tighten up interest deductions. America's most venerable tax shelter is the deduction on home-mortgage interest, a provision that was originally created to help families buy their first home. But perhaps that write-off is too generous. Earlier this month the House Ways and Means Committee adopted a $12.3 million tax-increase package that, among other measures, would finally put a cap on the deduction, limiting it to the first $1 million in mortgage debt. But why not lower the boom even further? As Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski pointed out, "With the people I represent, if you talk...
...Defense Department this year was theUniversity's third most generous federal sponsor,with the Navy and the Army sending the mostPentagon funds to Harvard. Navy contracts doubledfrom $3.8 million to $7.6 million, while the Armyincreased its funding from $1 million to $3.2million
...senior friend of ours was feeling generous. She gave her little sister her temporary i.d. and sis walked in, and received her older sister's i.d. envelope and her birthdate. Her senior sister showed up at the i.d. office several days later and had a replacement i.d. made...