Word: opt
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Benjamin H. Walcott, assistant director of food services, said Wednesday that alternative meal plans would be financially feasible if at least 50 per cent of undergraduates opt for the 14 meal option...
...more flexible, variable meal plan would also entail certain coasts for the House system. By allowing any one group to opt out of a substantial number of meals, the overall function for which the Houses were first established--that of bringing together a group of students and tutors for frequent educational and social contacts--would undoubtedly be undermined. At present, most students meet other people in their House primarily by eating with them. If more students eat off-campus, a certain degree of House community and closeness would necessarily be sacrificed...
Martha C. Lyman, director of financial aid, said it was "uncertain whether financial aid would cover increased board costs," for those financial aid sutdents who opt for the 21-meal plan...
...glue in the works is that control of most pension funds resides with the bankers and bromkers, the corporate management fiduciaries--the same individuals who opt for expanding investments in the Sunbelt, in Taiwan, in South Africa, and the desertion of the northeastern and central states. These managers claim their pattern of investment is necessary to produce the highest return, so that future retirees are guaranteed pensions. In boththe shourt and long-term, however, this profit motive works to the disadvantage of the beneficiaries of the funds...
...that is, when ambassadors will be exchanged, what kind of commercial relations will be opened, and who will be permitted to use a new highway that will cross Israel and link the Sinai to Jordan. Finally, there is the question of where the treaty will be signed. Israel will opt for Jerusalem, Egypt for either Mount Sinai (Sadat's sentimental favorite) or Cairo. Failing agreement-and judging from obvious precedent-the site could turn out to be Washington...