Word: leeway
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...proposal to allow schools to comply with proportionality by having a 50-50 split of male and female athletes, regardless of the student body makeup, with a leeway of 2 to 3 percentage points, ended on a 7-7 vote...
Yow’s proposal was the one that had drawn the most wrath from women’s groups. Her original proposal allowed for a seven percent leeway, which would permit schools to comply by giving women 43 percent of athletic opportunities even though they make up 56 percent of college enrollment nationwide. At present, 42 percent of all athletic opportunities are given to women...
...been a major sticking point over the last four months; the House passed a similar bill easily, while the Senate is still in a deadlock. Senate Democrats want to ensure Homeland Security staffers will be protected under union membership, while Republicans would prefer the President be given as much leeway as possible to hire and fire employees as the department grows and changes. President Bush, frustrated by the Senate's refusal to pass a bill allowing him ultimate control over the department, announced that lawmakers will stay in Washington as long as it takes to get the legislation...
With so much leeway, procedures for choosing leaders vary widely among these organizations—ranging from the purely democratic to the exclusive...
...Whole Foods has a weakness, it's that occasional shoppers find the stores a bit confusing. Most national brands aren't available, and regional purchasing managers have so much leeway in how they stock shelves that Heinz ketchup, for example, is sold in some stores but not in others. The problem for some shoppers--and the charm for others--is that hundreds of the products Whole Foods sells are made by mom-and-pop producers. Few shoppers outside Austin, for instance, know of Boggy Creek Farm, a family-run business whose sun-dried tomatoes and pasta sauces are sold...