Word: permitted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...move very slowly, shoring up the walls and ceilings as best they could - an unconscionable situation, says McAteer. "If we cannot get to miners in a faster, quicker and safer way then we ought not to be engaging in mining where the risks are so great. We should not permit mining at that level of risk." Indeed, it was the long delay in getting to miners that caused 12 deaths in the Sago coal mine disaster in January 2006. In that case, there was no collapse, but rather an explosion in the West Virginia mine. If those miners...
According to Montanez, Sept. 10 is the technical closing date for comments on the document, but amendments can still be made after that date. The DPIR will be approved or denied on Sept. 27, but, according to Montanez, “this discussion is not tied to the construction permit of the building.” [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
There are no good dictators. But some are better than others. The best dictators permit freedom of expression, rule of law and economic growth, creating a democratic-minded middle class that eventually pushes them aside. Think South Korea. The worst dictators, by contrast, grind down civil society, breeding poverty and sectarian hatred and pulverizing all the institutions from which liberalism might grow. The worst dictators eventually leave too, but when they do, all hell breaks lose. Think Iraq...
...After all, the more driving costs, the less embarrassed I’ll be that I don’t even have a learner’s permit...
...Kennedy's latest attempt at regulating tobacco products - he has tried and failed to pass similar bills four years running. This year's measure - which actually enjoys the support of Phillip Morris, the producer of Marlboro and the largest U.S. cigarette manufacturer - adds a controversial clause that would permit the use of cloves as a cigarette additive. Phillip Morris, a division of Altria, spent $5 billion in 2005 to buy a controlling stake in Sampoerna of Indonesia, a large maker of clove cigarettes...