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Word: inspectorate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...officer requests our IDs. Hoping to buy my companions some time, I hand over mine first. In the middle of the exchange, Aaron has a brainstorm. He decides to overwhelm the inspector with a hailstorm of paperwork. He tosses out his driver's license, his school ID, his credit cards, even his USTA membership card from the 10th grade. Josh follows suit, emptying his wallet on the unsuspecting bouncer. The line begins to back up. People start shouting. The bouncer panics. He shoves all of our IDs back at us and slaps on entry-bands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Fame in the Name | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

...Tenants will get an eviction notice for not paying rent, and, instead of paying or leaving, they'll call the housing inspector," he says...

Author: By Brady R. Dewar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Does Senate Bill 541 take away tenants' rights to a day in court or prevent landlords from being cheated? | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

...Tenants will get an eviction notice for not paying rent, and , instead of paying or leaving, they'll call the housing inspector," he says...

Author: By Brady R. Dewar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: LANDLORDS VERSUS TENANTS | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

...officer requests our IDs. Hoping to buy my companions some time, I hand over mine first. In the middle of the exchange, Aaron has a brainstorm. He decides to overwhelm the inspector with a hailstorm of paperwork. He tosses out his driver's license, his school ID, his credit cards, even his USTA membership card from the 10th grade. Josh follows suit, emptying his wallet on the unsuspecting bouncer. The line begins to back up. People start shouting. The bouncer panics. He shoves all of our IDs back at us and slaps on entry-bands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOUR5 *** 7:00 A.M. | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

Schlesinger criticized the "institutionalization of the prosecutorial culture" in our political life and took aim not only at independent counsels but also at inspectors general. Schlesinger blamed the latter for abridging "due process in their investigations" and said they "do their dirty work without serious accountability." He charged inspectors general with having created a culture in which "anonymous denunciations thrive." His unsupported criticisms reflect a lack of knowledge and do a grave disservice to inspectors general. Inspectors general root out waste, fraud and abuse and investigate misconduct. They do not have any independent power to prosecute but instead work with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 15, 1999 | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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