Word: informant
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...prevent terrorist acts only if we inform, train and activate the public at large to participate in the fight. Civilians should be involved in gathering intelligence, sharing information and detecting suspicious people. Remember, and remember well: the public at large is the first line of defense. JACOB VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Pretoria, South Africa...
...official announcement of his grandmother's death was delayed briefly in order to inform Charles, who was on a Swiss skiing holiday with his sons William and Harry. He quickly released a statement saying that he was "completely devastated," and he made plans to return home for private services on Easter Sunday...
...begin? The first step is recognizing that your firm probably has an enormous amount of data on your competitors already. The trick is collecting and analyzing that information so it can inform executive decisions. Some firms, like MOTOROLA, hire an outside intelligence expert to design a department from the ground up. Others build on a few inquisitive employees with a breadth of industry knowledge...
...common with many other abuse cases, the church seemed unwilling to take action against one of its own. However, in a landmark case in France last year, Father Pierre Pican, Bishop of Bayeux-Lisieux, received a three-month suspended sentence for failing to inform the police after Father René Bissey confessed to him that he was sexually abusing children. Bissey was jailed for 18 years in 2000 for raping one boy repeatedly and abusing 10 others betwen 1989 and 1996. Pican's defense claimed that the bishop had been motivated by his priestly obligation to keep Bissey's remarks...
...committee has been working to assess the connections between HLS and the other Harvard schools to inform decisions about whether HLS should remain close to FAS, or, if it moves to Allston as part of a proposed professional school campus, which schools should go with...