Word: preventative
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their names to the membership list of a group like the Fair Labor Association, a conglomerate of human rights, labor and religious organizations and some apparel and footwear companies formed last year and supported by the White House. The association enforces a code of conduct for clothing manufacturers to prevent the use of sweatshop labor...
...week reports on the threat that computer-savvy college students are posing to the record industry. "Many people, but primarily students, have found a way to download free songs off the Internet, even though it's illegal," says Greenfeld. "The industry has not yet found an effective way to prevent it." Unless it does soon, a generation of kids will get out of the habit of buying...
...reported in your story "A Get-Tough Policy That Failed" [LAW, Feb. 1], mandatory minimum sentences are a travesty of justice. Not only do they not prevent criminal activity, but they are also very costly to our society. It is senseless to have these people locked up instead of being able to work and pay taxes. Talk about living in a police state! ERIC HANDEL Easthampton, Mass...
...travels. The Old Lady, played by Heidi Brown '99, is also quite funny as she sings about her sad fate and her only one buttock, but occasionally her affected accent obscures her lines. In "Easily Assimilated," Brown shines as she dances and whirls--apparently, missing one buttock does not prevent one from dancing well...
...already testified that Albert, decked in women's underwear and a garter belt, propositioned her in a hotel room. Another claimed he had tried to sexually assault her on two separate occasions--again while wearing his trademark garter belt. Albert, it is believed, worked out the plea to prevent further details of his sordid sex life--which allegedly included testimony from a drag queen--from becoming late night talk show fodder...