Word: minimum
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...other hand, Wall Street crooks -- almost all white -- have a lock on high-class felonies that pay off big with minimum risk. Some of them have managed to steal millions, hire expensive lawyers, make deals with the government to squeal on their co-conspirators, and get off with no more than a fine and community service. The few who actually go to jail serve their terms in relatively comfortable minimum-security prisons, get out early for good behavior and are often left with fortunes. Former junk-bond baron Michael Milken served only two years of a 10-year sentence...
...would think an apology would be the bare minimum thing that could be done," says Udall, who has represented test subjects in lawsuits against the federal government...
...universal TF evaluation guidelines submitted by Garofalo's committee in December included such points as "explains material clearly" and "provides helpful comments on paper," both of which are usually dependent on a minimum level of language proficiency and familiarity with subject matter...
Stephen Sondheim's Passion and Disney's Beauty and the Beast led this year's Tony Award nominations with 10 and nine, respectively, even though both opened to mixed reviews. In a season that made it sometimes difficult for the nominating committee to meet a minimum of four plays per category, revivals ! made just as much news, topped by She Loves Me, which also received nine nominations. The most honored drama was Tony Kushner's Perestroika, the second half of Angels in America, with six nominations...
...Omaha and the Governor of Nebraska called special meetings to address youth violence. And in November, Omaha passed one of the toughest gun- control laws in the U.S., making it illegal for anyone younger than 21 to carry a loaded handgun. For offenders, the new law carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 days in jail...