Word: leniently
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...being convicted of a felony. But no matter what the charge, it must follow the same protracted and complicated review process of investigations and hearing before disciplining a physician. Ironically, a doctor guilty of gang rape and one who may have botched a starlet's nosejob receive identical--and lenient--investment...
Harvard professors speculated that the influence by the Reagan Administration in facilitating these decisions may have been significant. Joseph P. Kalt, assistant professor of Economics, said this weekend that the move probably is indicative of a general administration trend toward a "much more lenient attitude" regarding big business...
Dean Rosovsky said this week that his annual report, due out in December, will contain a major statement on affirmative action policy. Rosovsky said he will stress that more lenient federal affirmative action regulations will not induce the Faculty to "do less," but instead will present an opportunity to step up efforts to achieve fairness in hiring procedures...
...higher education, the jousting over student loans provoked the loudest protests from college spokesmen, and the final proposals may hurt more than 800,000 students nationwide. Meanwhile, the clamor in Harvard's financial aid office has all but ceased. New family income restrictions will, in fact, be considerably more lenient than expected for students attending expensive Ivy League schools, and the cuts will not keep anyone out of the University this year or next [see sidebar...
Such grave worries aside, it remains to be seen how the Reagan Administration will put into effect its new nuclear-policy guidelines. As Senator Glenn has noted, "Based on this policy, the Administration could be a tough opponent of proliferation, and it could be a more lenient one." The challenge for the White House will be to use its rules to aid mankind with the atom while limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons, which, warn scientists and politicians alike, will lead to disaster...