Word: leeway
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...fourth quarter saw a number of new Harvard faces, as the squad entered the frame up 8-1, but the Crimson still didn’t give any leeway...
...with Amaker confirmed that they were told that they would be allowed to compete with the other Ivy schools in recruiting. Normally reticent athletic director Bob Scalise was remarkably frank on this front in the Times piece. He conceded that Amaker’s staff is getting the recruiting leeway consistent with “a willingness to say that we really do want to compete for the Ivy championship.” Despite Thamel’s suggestions to the contrary, this is a good thing.None of this, however, means that Harvard is planning to slip below the lofty...
...Food prices have increased 75 percent since 2005, according to a recent article in The Economist. At BC the increase in food prices is directly passed on to the students and does not diminish the food’s quality. The college has “a little more leeway than Harvard,” O’Neill said, because BC students pay only for what they purchase and eat at each meal. If students request certain foods, “we just have to charge a little bit more for it,” said...
...restaurant menus are written in Catalan. It's also the language of public education, in schools where the national history of Catalonia is central to the curriculum, while Spanish is taught for two hours a week as a foreign language. The region, officially called an "autonomous community," has broad leeway in establishing political and social policy. But polls show that some 35% want full independence from Madrid...
...script offers plenty of opportunities for easy laughs, high physical comedy, and characterization. In farce, there is considerable leeway to pursue these ends; exaggeration, absurdity, and extremes are all allowed and expected. However, they must be executed with clarity and consistency. Unfortunately, these crucial aspects were notably absent. The staging was unfocused, made unbalanced used of the theatre, and poorly conveyed the time period...