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...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...
...authority are core Danish traits. But there are limits, and Danes seem to know in their bones just how far they can push them. The result is an economy that looks like something out of an enlightened management textbook. There are a few clear goals and lots of leeway to achieve them. In one fascinating study, two American sociologists found that Danish line workers have nearly as much job autonomy as supervisors do in the U.S., while supervisors in Denmark have about as much autonomy as upper managers...
...Urinetown” was worth the time, faithful to the tone of its script while allowing dramatic leeway for talented leads. These leads helped compensate for points when ensemble performances were lacking. The story was effectively conveyed—and satirical enough to suggest an underlying message that was, shockingly, about more than just bodily functions—but light enough that the point never felt belabored, and comedy reigned...