Word: havoc
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While most of the errors are trivial or benign, others can wreak havoc. For the most part, people remain blissfully unaware of the problems until, like $ me, they are mysteriously stripped of a credit card or rejected for a loan. Says M.E. Buckner, president of Informative Research, a mortgage-credit- reporting company in Anaheim, Calif.: "There are mistakes in the system, and we have mechanisms to correct them, but you correct the system only when a consumer complains...
...double-edged sword for colleges. Media exposure brings national attention and dollars into the coffers. But it also stretches out seasons, wreaks havoc with schedules and helps boost the importance of sports at the expense of academics. Indiana University was forced to play three basketball games this season at 9:30 p.m. to suit ESPN's Monday-night schedule. Coach Bobby Knight complained, noting that his players did not get home from away games until 3 a.m. "To hell with damned ESPN," he told a campus newspaper. "This is absolutely ridiculous to put a college student through." Other...
When Tutu was elected to the Board last June,some anti-divestment overseers predicted that hewould "play havoc" with University governance.Many breathed a sigh of relief when Tutu did notmention divestment at his first meeting inDecember...
...yeah, the full-court press. Its effectiveness has been dubious this season. But for a lumbering team like Dartmouth, it can wreck havoc. The Big Green has a tendency, in the words of James, "to fold under pressure...
Angry conservationists are predicting that tanks, planes and infantrymen will wreak havoc with the environment. Ranchers fear the destruction of prime grazing land. But because only two of the 19 proposed land acquisitions require congressional approval, the Pentagon is likely to prevail. Declares Minnesota Congressman Bruce Vento: "They're going to listen to the public, but in the end they'll do what they want...