Word: permitting
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Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan added his considerable backing to the Proxmire proposal, which would permit commercial banks to establish separate units for trading securities. Greenspan told Congress that financial and technological innovations have hurt the competitiveness of commercial banks. For example, large companies that once relied on banks for credit are now much more likely to raise money by issuing securities through investment houses. Greenspan argued that commercial banks will be stronger if they are given the freedom to compete with Wall Street. Said he: "The events since Oct. 19 have not altered our view that...
First, the myth that all section leaders are adequately qualified scholars and teachers must be exploded. Professors should accept the fact that some of their TFs are inept and attempt to compensate. They should make it more comfortable for students to complain about section leaders and should permit students to switch sections simply on the basis of disliking a section leader. In Ec 10 currently, dissatisfied students are forced to come up with far more creative excuses...
Another potential solution would require the involvement of the University. It should not permit TFs with repeatedly low and unacceptable CUE guide ratings to teach until they present evidence that they have seen the light and amended their ways. Once again, however, the financial aid structure of graduate study makes such a simple yet effective suggestion seem utopian...
Under a new interpretation, just effected last month, all undocumented persons who have lived in the country since 1982, with no more than a total 180 days spent outside of the country, can return with amnesty. This new, more liberal interpretation will permit several hundred aliens to file with...
Despite his reputation as a hard-liner, the new President immediately set a moderate tone. In his radio broadcast Ben Ali stressed the need for democratic reform, saying, "The age in which we live can no longer permit either presidency for life nor automatic succession as head of state. Our people are worthy of a developed and institutionalized political life." He pledged to eliminate "favoritism" in the political system, which is dominated by the ruling Destourian Socialist Party...