Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that finals are over and I've nearly regained my sanity, I can look back on that moment of near-arson and shudder to think about what I almost did. Setting any piece of Harvard property on fire would probably cost more in legal fees than the entire Kennedy clan could afford, and that's nothing compared to what would happen if a nearby building also became inflamed. Besides the money issue, however, I'll play Girl Scout leader for a moment--setting things that aren't yours on fire is wrong, and shouldn't be done...
...response to changing legal standards across the country, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst announced Friday that it will reduce the role race and ethnicity play in admissions and financial aid decisions...
...state, we wonder why sex is even on his mind. God love Maria Bello, but the whole relationship is unconvincing, the hood and the hooker sitting in a tree... The whole scenario is a waste of screen time that could be put to better use by Lucy Liu, legal eagle by prime time, dial-a-dominatrix in this celluloid romp. She deliciously performs her duties on Porter's ex-partner and is even called upon to give Porter some gun-totin' lovin. As Pearl, she is Gibson's true foil in this movie, she likes to inflict pain as much...
...verbally amended the terms of her will before her death in November 1996, setting off over two years of legal confusion that are only now coming to a close...
...many months of legal wrangling are now ending. Following Wednesday's vote, the three major beneficiaries--PBHA, WGBH and the Longy School--have all approved the amendments, and PBHA officials expect the other 13 beneficiaries to follow suit...