Word: opted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...public interest counselor cannot be judged by the number of students who opt for public interest jobs right out of law school; many factors make the private sector an easier route to take. But public interest jobs are the hardest jobs in the legal world to find and to get, even coming out of the top schools. By not providing the encouragement, guidance and direction of someone like Ron Fox, Harvard Law School will miss the chance to serve many of its students who want to contribute to the unmet needs of society. The law school fulfilled an important social...
...while one might think that a person who makes his living on fowl might opt for a Thanks-giving roast, Silver says that's not the case...
...committee voted down three other proposals, two of which would have restricted door-dropping to some extent, either by allowing students to "opt out" of delivery routes or by banning delivery and forcing publications to run subscription campaigns...
...winning proposal received 17 votes, beating out the six votes for requiring subscription campaigns and three votes for "opt...
...part because of similar complaints, Beijing announced plans last year to scuttle the job-allocation system this November. But on April 13 the State Council rescinded the scheduled reform. The decision was understandable. Rather than work in state-run enterprises, which need talented help desperately, most college graduates would opt for private-sector jobs that offer more money, greater opportunities for advancement and the chance to travel abroad. But the government's about-face last April, combined with the death two days later of Hu Yaobang, the reform-minded Communist Party Chairman ousted in early 1987, contributed to the student...