Word: harmfulness
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...single issue in the Iranscam mess could still cause irreparable harm to the Reagan presidency, it is the purportedly illegal diversion of funds from Iranian arms sales to the Nicaraguan contra rebels. Ronald Reagan has denied any knowledge of the labyrinthine transfer, via Swiss bank accounts, of at least $23 million to the contras. The President repeated his denial during last week's televised speech, and the Tower commission discovered nothing that directly contradicted his assertion...
However, the students were found innocent of the second charge brought against them, that of participating in behavior that "causes or can be reasonably expected to cause physical harm," the group stated...
Indeed, ever since Man found it necessary to defend himself, people have been making a good living off of our innate biological desire to harm each other. Early scientists were paid well by the government for conducting research in pit development. The first attempts with pit technology entailed the digging of great holes in the earth, and then luring their enemies inside by placing cod scallop meat at the bottom. Yet this method proved ineffectual, for even back then no one really cared for the taste of this queer delicacy...
During his two-day trial, Cetkovic testified that his action was part of a suicide plot, not intended to harm others. He said he hoped to learn from newspaper reports whether the dosage of cyanide in the teabag was lethal, so that he could use the same amount to kill himself...
...that the Alabama troopers' discrimination was "pervasive, systematic and obstinate." That pattern, he said, "created a profound need and a firm justification for the race-conscious relief." In the past the court has looked with favor only on affirmative-action plans that minimize penalties to the innocent, but the harm to white officers in this case, wrote Brennan, was limited to the time necessary to achieve the integration goal and so "only postpones the promotions of qualified whites...