Word: option
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plan provided for a contract to be reviewed in the academic year 1974-75, at which time. Radcliffe will be given the option of reverting to its original status within the University...
...procedure has been performed on thousands of women so far and is regarded as safe and effective. If it reveals a flaw early enough in pregnancy, the parents then have the option of abortion. Amniocentesis is elaborate and expensive. However, it should be considered whenever there is an unusually high risk of retardation or other disability. For instance, women over 35 are four times as likely to have mongoloid children as younger mothers. If all older pregnant women were tested and would agree to abortion where warranted the incidence of mongolism could be cut in half. If genetic counseling becomes...
Furthermore, under the terms of the present contract, Portugal has the right to purchase 50 per cent of the crude oil produced in Cabinda. Should the Portuguese government ever exercise this option, the oil would undoubtedly be used to fuel the Portuguese military machine...
...over $1.7 million to pay a 28 per cent defense tax, in exchange for which the colonialists promise to protect these companies from interference from third parties. There is a 12.5 per cent royalty which can be demanded in foreign exchange or in oil, as well as a government option to purchase an additional 37.5 per cent of produced crude oil in peacetime and an option to purchase all the oil produced in wartime. The 1969 amended contract doubled Gulf's surface rental fees, but also demanded that Gulf pay certain taxes in advance. Portugal thus required more revenue than...
Whether prime-time shows are network-produced or bought from outside, the networks' function remains the same: they schedule time for the shows, sell advertising for them, then beam them out to local affiliates (who have the option of not carrying them, but do not exercise it frequently). The most ominously unclear aspect of the suits concerned the networks' leeway on program selection and scheduling. Was the Justice Department directly attacking the networks' "control of access" to air time, and therefore their ability to function as networks? The department spokesman insisted that the networks "can decide what...