Word: givens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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UNFORTUNATELY, the response we have been given about the need to wage a war on crack have been the stuff of symbolism and hollow rhetoric. It is all too obvious that the war has already begun and that society is suffering severe losses...
...plight of the Central American refugees remains far more acute. Recent court decisions have held that applicants for asylum have to be given work- authorization documents, allowing them to seek immediate employment while the INS scrutinizes their pleas. But to stem a surge of arrivals from Central America, the INS delayed granting work permits until asylum applications could be processed and told the refugees to remain near their point of entry until the paperwork was completed. The new regulations helped turn the Rio Grande Valley into a giant alien way station...
...belief was born their Fantasy Resort, which promises to change the way many superluxe hotels do business. After much campfire brainstorming, the Waikoloa staff came up with a menu of activities, priced them fantastically and still cannot always keep up with demand. Though roughly half the guests at any given time are there on business, they still seem willing to spend whatever free time and discretionary income they have on making their trip memorable. "There's an ego boost in going home saying 'We took a helicopter to a remote spot and had a picnic just for two,' " observes Patrick...
...this process does is reduce the amount of choice given to students," said Council Chair Kenneth E. Lee '89. "I don't think it is going to change the composition of any of the houses...
...summer before the conference, DiMeglio said, each participating school is assigned a nation to represent, and given a "study guide" on topics to be discussed at the conference. Model U.N. organizers said that attending delegates accounted for approximately 140 of the 159 member countries in the United Nations...