Word: limits
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...long-lived tradition of master-servant relations, labor invisibly each day,” Jehn wrote in the Globe article.Preceptors also continue to voice objection to the current system of one-year contracts—which preceptors have protested denies them job security—and a five-year limit on working in the position.“I know that there are lots of really competent preceptors going into their fourth and fifth years, and I know they are getting better and better,” D’Cruz said.Harvard Writing Project Assistant Director James Herron echoed this...
Events funded by the new program will be subject to a number of restrictions that attempt to limit the effect of additional social events on House resources. Only one party per “neighborhood” of Houses will be funded each weekend, and these must occur on Friday or Saturday nights. Alcohol in private suite parties will also not be funded...
...wants, in principle, especially when he's working with a sympathetic Congress. But it's not so clear Barack Obama will be able to deliver on his promises of clamping down on credit card abuses, thanks to the banking industry's experienced Washington lobbyists and their plans to limit proposed restrictions on their business...
...Obama laid down his marker for reform last week, outlining general principles like simpler forms and more flexible rules for borrowers. And he pressured industry bigwigs at a White House meeting to agree to limit sudden interest rate hikes. But the real fight begins this week, and it's about to get ugly, as Democrats enter negotiations with banks and both sides test the resilience of each other's initial, aggressive postures. (Read a brief history of credit cards...
...Dems have a plan for that: humiliate the banks and the Senators protecting them by bringing a tougher version to the floor and making them vote against it. Republicans for their part realize the political tide is against the credit card industry, but are working with them to limit Dodd's bill. "The bill won't go anywhere as it is" ranking Senate Banking Committee Republican Richard Shelby said Friday...