Word: preventing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many uncertainties exist concerning the time limitation on passing the petition and whether or not a moratorium would legally prevent Radcliffe from building the gym, because academic institutions are generally exempt from zoning restrictions...
...major north-south route that stretches from the greater Boston area toward the Canadian border, will indeed cut through the Notch. But instead of the usual four lanes required by Washington-which picks up 90% of the tab if the highway meets federal specifications-regulations will be relaxed. To prevent the widening that would have meant filling in lakes and going into the side of the mountain, the three-mile section running through the Notch will be merely an upgraded version of the two-lane roadway that already bisects the park. That will make it one of only two places...
...commercial prying has led to the phenomenon of the "reverse case." Aggrieved parties sue to prevent release of information-including product specifications, drug formulas, production costs and minority-hiring records-that they supplied to get Government contracts or licenses. There are now 79 such cases being considered in federal courts...
...also recognize, however, what the University seems to be forgetting--that Overseers are responsible not only for maintaining economic stability but also for overseeing academic programs and institutional focus. According to Harvard's own publications, the board should "bring new ideas and fresh viewpoints to the University, to prevent provincialism, inbreeding and self-satisfaction." Furthermore, Harvard's praiseworthy policy of encouraging alumni participation through elections, which serves to broaden the University's base for self-evaluation and policy making, is unwisely undercut by this year's political maneuvers, which defy that spirit of democracy. By pursuing this new and narrow...
Moreover, a number of safeguards exist to prevent PIRG from siphoning off monies from unwilling students. First, 50 per cent of the student body must sign a petition indicating their support for the PIRG concept before PIRG may even present itself to the students for approval and funds. Second, if a majority of students does sign this petition, both signers and non-signers of the petition still have a choice as to whether or not to support PIRG. Those students who do not desire to pay the PIRG fee of $3.00 per semester need only check off the appropriate...