Word: meannesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...good many people would stop short of full-scale legalization and opt for a rather vague concept known as decriminalization. It is generally taken to mean reducing or eliminating criminal penalties for the use and perhaps sale of drugs, while retaining some form of legal disapproval. Such a halfway solution might accelerate the problems that would come from legalization without solving most of those that arise from the current tough drug laws. Author Claude Brown (Manchild in the Promised Land), himself a reformed drug dealer, suggests decriminalizing the sale of drugs by hospitals and clinics in order to "deglamorize ((narcotics...
Large new office buildings mean more traffic and parking congestion and more yuppies who can afford to pay higher prices and higher rents. Higher prices and higher rents mean the neighborhood will become unliveable, especially for those who are less wealthy...
...right, all right. Enough. Look, I'm not complaining that Harvard is too good. And I'm not blaming Harvard for turning out zillions of rich people for alumni either. Rich alumni mean large donations; universities that want to remain on top have to keep churning students out who are psychologically geared for "success." It makes sense...
Tribe said he did not expect his work on the committee and his role as chairman to interfere with his teaching in the fall. He added that his selection as chairman "doesn't mean a great deal." He said his role will be primarily to conduct the meetings...
...Could you frame that a different way? What do you mean by a full-length work? You mean ready for publication...