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...written about how concentrated corporate ownership, as practiced by many European social democratic countries, can hinder transparency and shareholder rights...
These exceptions, however, would serve to assist rather than hinder students' growth. Similarly, those few existing Cores which could not, for whatever reason, be integrated into the departments would continue as General Education courses and would be cross-listed for distribution credit. Although some coordinating body would oversee the process, its main mission would be to lobby the departments on the students' behalf; it would not have the influence that the Core committee currently exercises over course decisions...
...Core class sizes to balloon. The eight-course requirement expects that each student will take, on average, one Core class per semester; with a school-wide enrollment of approximately 6400 students, Harvard's Core program must expect an average of more than 100 students per class. These large classes hinder the learning process; approaches to knowledge do not need to be taught in gargantuan lecture halls...
Similarly, Bush made few friends across the aisle with the decision his first day in office to revoke aid to family planning groups that provide abortions or abortion counseling overseas. The action will hinder deserving philanthropic organizations that provide essential and sensitive information to women and families in need. This so-called "gag order," which rescinds one of President Clinton's first executive initiatives, is a serious mistake and may prevent these groups from dispensing needed assistance...
When President-elect George W. Bush speaks to reporters about his environmental policy, he takes them on a 90-minute hike to his favorite waterfalls. There he advocates diluting environmental laws, removing some of the most ornery clauses that hinder economic development, privatizing national parks and opening up Alaska to oil speculators. All this above his favorite waterfalls, which really are "his" before they are "favorite": They are on land he owns and only he can access...