Word: leeway
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...next three games, Butler was given only slightly more leeway, throwing on about forty percent of all downs...
...Americans to eat more foods rich in vitamins A and C as a possible hedge against cancer. Others, however, insist that the reductions are soundly based on the latest scientific evidence and bring the U.S. into line with other countries. Many nutritionists point out that there is plenty of leeway in the RDA figures; even the proposed levels are established above the minimum needed to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Besides, RDAs are not formulated to help with therapy or to prevent disease, and the link between vitamins and cancer is still speculative...
Despite her strict rulings on evidence, Grande seemed to give the prosecution's case more leeway in her instructions to the jury. Having reviewed medical testimony on Saturday, the jury broke off work at 4:30 p.m. After church and brunch on Sunday, they planned to re-examine the testimony of Maria Schrallhammer and Alexander von Auersperg on the whereabouts of a black bag containing a used syringe, as well as that of an expert defense witness concerning the presence of insulin on the needle. While they continued to deliberate, Von Bulow, chain-smoking and chatting with reporters, roamed...
...Carmelite rule calls for a strict regimen based on silence and prayer. However, an experimental charter approved by the Vatican in 1977 allowed more leeway for the 13,000 nuns, who live in 826 convents across 72 nations, with the largest group in Spain. Though four-fifths of these nuns favor the moderate reforms, a strict traditionalist faction has been lobbying against them...
...improved noticeably in the Weinberger era. They also charge that in his haste to "rearm America," Weinberger has often let hardware dictate strategy, with a resulting surfeit of gold-plated weapons systems. Indeed, instead of getting a firm grip on the procurement process, Weinberger has, if anything, given more leeway to the Joint Chiefs. Says one longtime acquaintance of Weinberger's: "The service chiefs simply run circles around...