Word: overseen
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...world of Port-au-Prince, which belongs to conventional soldiers who patrol the streets, keep the peace and bide their time until they are scheduled to return home. The second world belongs to the 1,200 men of the Special Forces who, since the occupation began, have overseen rural Haiti. Taking on the roles of sheriff, prosecutor, judge, plumber, mayor and ghostbuster, these commandos are often the only glue holding together the 5 million Haitians who live outside the capital...
About 700 volunteers from HAND, City Step, the First-Year Community Service Programs and other community service groups are overseen by the College's Office of Community Service, HAND leaders said...
...American poultry-processing system looks even worse when compared with safeguards in other countries, especially in Europe, where governments impose much tougher inspections. The U.S. process is "actually quite insane," says Martin Weirup, who has overseen Sweden's successful salmonella-eradication program. "We have an entirely different process that begins with separating birds at the start of the process so the diseased ones, if there are any, are slaughtered last." European food safety begins on the farm, where sanitation is rigorously practiced. Says Willem Edel, a Dutch expert on salmonella: "You ((Americans)) don't really do anything there...
...event the report's recommendations are approved, Johnson said PBH would need additional staff and funding. Without new resources, the organization would not be able to support the additional 700 student volunteers currently overseen by the Office of Public Service Programs, he said...
...Ross and Thomas said they had no interest in interfering with the governing process at PBHA, which is the only student group overseen by the College to own automobiles...