Word: permitted
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...opinion was deeply troubling. Said James Weill of the Children's Defense Fund: "It's part of a line of decisions in which the court has indicated significant hostility to legal protections for children." Suits against agencies may still be filed in some state courts, but local laws often permit little or no recourse. In Joshua's case, a Wisconsin statute limits damages to $50,000 -- less than the cost of a year's medical care for the tragically battered youngster...
...democracy has made tenuous but still significant progress. Meanwhile, America's onetime enemies are either realigning or undergoing a potentially millennial transformation, or both. In China "modernization" is a euphemism for de-communization. Viet Nam is pulling its troops out of Kampuchea and liberalizing its joint-venture laws to permit greater ownership by foreign investors. Even the hermit tyranny of North Korea has agreed to cooperate with a Seoul businessman in the development of a mountain resort just north of the Demilitarized Zone -- a breakthrough that will probably mean more for geopolitics than for international tourism...
Councillors also expressed concern at the level of traffic and asked Healy whether the business could be classified as a fast food restaurant. Fast food establishments must obtain an additional permit before opening, said Councillor Alice K. Wolf...
...councillors and city manager did not agree on the definition of fast food, however. Healy reported that Domino's Pizza applied for a building permit as a "automobile-oriented" business, but he said the pizza place might also fall under the fast food classification...
...order to build the nine-store mall and office building, Gund's firm Gunwyn Company needs a special permit from the Planning Board. Gund's proposal was rejected by the Zoning Board of Appeals in 1986, prompting Gund to seek approval from the Planning Board, said La Tremouille. He said the board has jurisdiction over property fronting on Mass. Ave., but not Arrow...