Word: limits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...similar case, has pushed the legislature to act on the question of sovereign immunity by the end of 1978. If the legislators do not allow citizens to make "reasonable" claims against the government by then, the court threatened to abolish the doctrine on its own-and without an limit to government liability...
...beginning to appear in other states. Indeed, California is a housing Oz unto itself; its population is still growing faster than that of any other large state except Texas; the recession bit especially deep in California, creating a huge backlog of demand, and strict environmental requirements severely limit the land available for housing. Prices are starting to level off, but the level is in the stratosphere. In platinum-plated Beverly Hills, one cynical real estate broker exclaims: "Oh, I have such a dog on the market right now! Come to my Sunday open house and see what I'm offering...
James H. Mitchener's 19-year-old row house on Baltimore's Limit Avenue brought him to the limit of his patience last year after his taxes jumped from $6,920 to a breathtaking $11,740 as a result of the city's first systematic citywide reassessment. When he asked for a rollback, his request was denied, though assessments on office buildings, hotels and department stores in the city have been reduced to keep business from fleeing...
...outdone, Laker struck back later in the week by proposing to the British government some revisions in his own plan (Washington's approval is not required). He requested that his baggage weight limit be lifted from 33 to 44 Ibs., equal to what the larger carriers will offer. To offset the bigger lines' advantage of landing at convenient Heathrow Airport, Laker wants to touch down at Gatwick, which is served by rail (though it is still about 40 minutes from London) and more accessible than the far-off Stansted field, where he first proposed to land. He also...
...very optimistic" about a reconciliation with Canada's Prime Minister. "It's what we have always wanted," said Margaret. "We've been working in this direction, and are praying it will now work out. I am very happy, but I'm not setting any time limit." The couple, according to Margaret, planned to meet in Vancouver this week and then return to the capital. Said she: "We will be staying together in Ottawa for a while as father and mother, not husband and wife at the moment. We are a family...