Word: obtainment
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...This work fills a significant gap in scholarly research. Previously, Harvard dissertations were difficult to obtain, even on microfilm," said Warren Professor of American History Emeritus Frank B. Freidel. Freidel and the current Warren professor, Ernest R. May, made the selections in the area of American history and political science...
ABORTION. The court will consider an Illinois law, struck down in a lower court, that requires some minors to inform their parents and wait 24 hours before an abortion. Previously the court has said that in certain circumstances states can require minors to obtain parental consent, but the Justices have also ruled that states cannot require adult women to observe a 24-hour waiting period...
...woman who could not obtain a ticket to thespeech said through tears, "I just wanted to askCalero a couple of questions...
Arias was more measured in his assessment, though not more enthusiastic. "It is a positive gesture," he said. "But the only way to obtain a durable peace is a negotiated cease-fire." Toward that end, Arias has proposed that Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, one of the Sandinistas' most respected critics and chairman of the Reconciliation Commission, serve as a mediator between the two sides. The contras have embraced the idea and called for talks to begin Oct. 4, but the Sandinistas have not responded. That date, incidentally, may also be important in El Salvador. Both the government...
...Sandinistas may yet make a mess of things, a talent for which they have demonstrated a remarkable flair. Just four days after a 1985 congressional vote against aid to the contras, for example, Ortega visited Moscow. His trip was deftly exploited by aid proponents two months later to obtain $27 million in humanitarian funds. Ortega seemed poised on the verge of self-destruction again last week as he coolly announced that on Nov. 7, the day the cease-fire is scheduled to begin, he will be in Moscow celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Russian Revolution...