Word: limiters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unprecedented move, University officials will allow former Weld Professor of Law Derrick A. Bell Jr. to appeal President Neil L. Rudenstine's refusal to extend Bell's leave of absence beyond the usual two-year limit...
...PCBs, dioxins and DDT, which once consumed linger in the body for years. The Consumers Union found detectable levels of PCBs, which have been linked to cancer and developmental disorders, in 43% of its salmon samples and 25% of examined swordfish. The PCBs were generally within the federal tolerance limit, but consumer groups have questioned whether that standard is adequate. Chlorinated compounds are lipophilic, or fat-loving; absorbed through the skin and gills, they concentrate in a fish's fatty tissue. "Very minute quantities in the water will produce very high concentrations in fish," says George Washington University's Foran...
...Zoning Board has the ability to limit orqualify any special permits it grants. Since thezoning board did not put any specific hindranceson the TCBY permit, O'Connell insisted that itcould be used indefinitely...
...report pointed out violations of fair trade by each area in 10 separate categories, such as quotas, anti-dumping measures and government procurement. The U.S. fared worst of all, with black marks in nine out of 10 categories. The report cited, for example, American pressures on Japan to limit its auto exports as an unfair quota. The E.C. and Korea came in next with violations in six categories...
Americans weren't the only ones irked by Japan's sudden assertion that other countries violate free trade. Japanese industry officials, many of whom have followed MITI orders to limit exports and market shares in order to ease trade friction, felt the report only fueled the frustrations of foreign traders. "I don't understand why they put out such a report," said a Japanese auto executive. "MITI would never have allowed us to say such things...