Word: outright
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Finally, the University will support efforts to bring about a discussion on the trend away from outright federal grants and toward increased loans, saddling graduates with larger debt loads...
...nearly 16-year-old servant girl, guilty of the murder of her employer, Thomas Kinnear? And to what extent was she guiltless, or only partly responsible, because of some combination of hysteria, emotional weakness (she was, after all, female and little more than a child) and mental illness--or outright lunacy...
...that flashes off the screen in an eyeblink. Some auto dealers say consumers are savvy enough to read the fine print before signing a deal, but the FTC says it wants to protect consumers from being lured in by misleading ads. For many consumers used to purchasing their vehicle outright, leasing is a new financial arrangement. Currently, one-third of all new cars are leased rather than purchased; that could become on-half by the year 2000. Next up: an FTC review the advertising of other car companies for similar practices...
...case of Texaco is only anomalous because the statements and actions of its racist top brass are now public knowledge. As journalist Ellis Cose proved in The Rage of a Privileged Class, black employees throughout corporate America often must struggle against subtle glass ceilings as well as outright racial hostility. The solution to this dilemma may well be more--not less--affirmative action. Without explicit and enforced preference programs, black advancement may be stifled at token levels...
...increased OCS support for the Media Fair may not be feasible under the office's current staffing system. Dana M. Curtis, assistant director of OCS, said career counselors concentrate on individual students, panel discussions and an established calendar of special events. Curtis said sponsoring the Media Fair outright would be a major undertaking and that OCS is currently incapable of shouldering the burden. While OCS does seem to concentrate more on investment banks and consulting firms, it has made the effort to focus more on other job opportunities this year. We encourage OCS to continue to move in this direction...