Word: leeway
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...plan would trim the number of basic requirements for concentrators from six to four, which members of the department said would allow students more leeway to design their own curriculum. Undergraduate advising would also be beefed up under the plan...
...assuming such a breakdown is averted - and recent government actions in the U.S. and Europe make that a plausible assumption - economic fundamentals, and productivity growth in particular, are going to matter a lot. Strong productivity growth makes inflation less of a threat, giving the Federal Reserve more leeway in battling recession. And because it enables more economic growth down the road, it could make it far easier to pay off the giant debts the Federal Government is incurring to save the banking system and the economy...
...good news for China and its trading partners is that its banks are relatively well prepared for the current slowdown, and the government has already cut interest rates once in response to slowing growth and has ample leeway for further cuts. The bad news is that it's probably going to need it. (Click here for photos of the global financial crisis...
...There's still a slim possibility Alitalia can be saved. Air France-KLM or German carrier Lufthansa might make a new offer, or the Italian consortium could reconsider if the labor syndicates show more leeway. But the likelier scenario is that Italy's national carrier goes under for good...
...agreed that ''the Bible is the inspired word of God and contains no errors.'' The issue that divided the meeting was not what Southern Baptists believe. In fact, the losing candidate, Pastor W. Winfred Moore of Amarillo, Texas, agrees with Rogers on Bible literalism. But Moore would allow some leeway in interpretations made by those on the S.B.C. payroll, and his followers at the meeting fumed about threats to Baptist adherence to individual interpretation of the Bible. Rogers responded that Baptists can believe what they wish, ''but those who work for us ought to reflect what the great majority...