Word: interpreting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...increased pollution from an addition is offset by a pollution reduction elsewhere in the plant. By a 6-to-O vote, the court found that there is nothing in the law to bar this so-called bubble approach. In language that should strengthen the authority of agencies to interpret the statutes they administer, Justice Stevens wrote, "Federal judges-who have no constituency-have a duty to respect legitimate policy choices made by those...
...disbanded independent trade union. At a midnight press conference, jubilant government officials projected the total turnout at 75% of Poland's 26 million eligible voters. The regime had viewed the elections as a referendum on the leadership of Premier General Wojciech Jaruzelski, and he was quick to interpret the high turnout as proof that "the great majority of society" backed the government...
...battle over how to interpret the Viet Nam War seems to be almost as intractable as the conflict itself. Last year PBS aired a 13-hour series, Viet Nam: A Television History. Despite wide critical praise, the series was at tacked by some conservatives who thought it indulged the Communist side...
...commentator suggested semi-humorously that such flexibility might be interpreted as a lack of commitment on the part of the seniors. It is more accurate to interpret such flexibility as evidence of the ability to understand both sides of an argument and thus comprehend an issue more fully. It is reassuring to be able to demonstrate that college does improve reasoning ability of this kind...
...business. It is the service that makes the difference between one funeral home and another. The death of a loved one is often a shocking experience. How a family chooses to handle it is based on personal idiosyncrasies, which are the funeral director's responsibility to interpret. The decision to have a casket of cardboard or solid bronze is left to the relatives. What funeral directors give of themselves to families in need will never be put on paper except by those who often write in appreciation...