Word: leeway
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pretty nerve-wracking to fight meter maids and cops who could care less about anyone but themselves," says Levine, who argues that police should give business a little leeway in light of crowded on-street parking in the Square...
...also discussed closer ties. But in 1975, the Vatican, forewarning the Anglicans in effect, declared that the all-male priesthood was "an unbroken tradition" that is "based on Christ's example" and "considered to conform to God's plan for his church." If those words allow any leeway, the Eastern Orthodox Church allows none, holding that priesthood for women is impossible. The result: while one long-sought liberal reform has moved forward, another liberal dream has almost certainly been set back. -By Richard N. Ostling. Reported by James Shepherd/London
Volcker will have the leeway to drop rates if inflation stays moderate, which seems likely. In addition to falling oil prices, another encouraging sign is the restraint shown this year by labor unions. The United Mine Workers agreed to a 12% wage and benefit increase over 40 months, far less than the 37.5% hike they reaped from their previous contract. Bernstein's Levine predicts that the consumer price index will climb only 3.2% in 1985, after a 3.9% increase this year...
...perhaps establish a list during a conference telephone call with Mondale Campaign Chairman James Johnson and White House Chief of Staff James Baker. After the campaign is over, the League is considering meeting with reporters and political figures to work out a new system that will give candidates less leeway in exercising a veto. Says Ridings: "We do not expect journalists to be political eunuchs. We all have our thoughts and beliefs, but we can separate that from our duties...
...rubber stamp. The U.S. Constitution requires a grand jury indictment before some one can be prosecuted for a major federal offense; 24 states have a similar requirement for serious violations of their laws. At grand jury hearings, conducted in secret, the prosecutor runs the show: he has broad leeway to offer evidence, summon witnesses and make arguments. A witness or "target" can invoke his Fifth Amendment right against selfincrimination, but in most states he cannot bring his lawyer in to the grand jury room. Even where he can, the lawyer is powerless to do much more than tell his client...