Word: loosening
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...unavailability of steady practice space put Harvard at a great disadvantage in comparison with the top teams in both the EISA and the nation. With little time actually spent on the slopes, Crimson skiers often had to wait until competition to loosen up on the skis...
...overtures: The Post story suggests the plan does not quite live up to a proposal Microsoft offered informally prior to U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's initial ruling against the company. If that opinion is widely held, Microsoft could suffer; any public perception that Microsoft is trying to loosen the noose around its neck will likely be met with widespread ire among consumers - and, perhaps more important, within Judge Penfield Jackson's chambers...
...possibly put the matter to rest this week--before U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson rules in a case that was tried last year. The key is the company's reported willingness to unbundle its Internet Explorer from Windows, the heart of the suit. Microsoft also appears willing to loosen licensing agreements to let PC makers customize their products. With the company willing to agree to change its conduct, the question now is whether Klein will give in on his demand for structural changes that might force a bust-up--a step Microsoft will fight...
...hopes the controversy will spur a broader debate about intolerance in Indian democracy. "India is going through a very strange phase," she says. Das is cautiously enthusiastic that the growing influence of Western culture will loosen things, but she also says, "If I ever had to live anywhere, in spite of everything, I would live here." And she volunteers that "I'm not all for privatization. We set up a mixed economy in the constitution, and I'm sure a lot of thought went into that." It is the first time in a while that any movie star has used...
...company's reported willingness to unbundle its Internet Explorer from Windows, the heart of the suit. Microsoft also appears willing to loosen licensing agreements to let PC makers customize their products. With the company willing to agree to change its conduct, the question now is whether Klein will give in on his demand for structural changes that might force a bust-up - a step Microsoft will fight...