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...really thought that there was a need and a desire for students here at Harvard listening to the stories of the refugees... to make some sort of effort to lessen their plight," said Clara E. Brillemburg '01, co-president of HRUAI...
When the vote to dismiss Douglas came before the Faculty, five professors introduced a motion to lessen his punishment to simply a requirement to withdraw for five years. No such motion was made for Elster yesterday...
When the vote to dismiss Douglas came before the Faculty last month, five professors introduced a motion to lessen his punishment to simply a requirement to withdraw for five years...
...117s were 500-pounders," grumbled a colonel, "and not the 2,000-pounders we have always used." Smaller bombs mean there's less certainty about destroying the target in one attack. And if the pilot has to come back, that increases the risk to him in order to lessen the risk to civilians on the ground--a kind of Disneyland idea of customer service that rankles many war fighters at the Pentagon. Some planes are returning to their bases carrying bombs because crews are under orders not to drop them if they don't have a clear, confident shot...
...these good times in the U.S., it's often difficult to appreciate the economic problems plaguing our trading partners. "About a third of the world, especially in Asia and Latin America, is in recession or teetering on its brink," says Baumohl. The effect is to lessen worldwide demand for a whole host of goods, which accelerates the need to find new markets and increase exports to new partners. This tension is exacerbating frictions between trading partners where barriers stand in the way. "Many in the U.S. suspect that on the beef issue, for example, the Europeans are merely trying...