Word: proceeded
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...Bush executed an unalloyed about-face, knowing the case could very well come back to haunt him in November. The stay was the only alternative to execution: Under Texas law, the governor cannot change McGinn's sentence without the approval of state parole board, which has voted overwhelmingly to proceed with the execution...
...limited defensive shield. "The Europeans are hurt and angry that they weren't consulted about the U.S. decision, particularly after Defense Secretary Cohen earlier this year warned that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty would be scrapped altogether if Russia refused to renegotiate it to allow Washington to proceed," says TIME Brussels bureau chief James Graff. "They see it as another sign of growing unilateralism on Washington's part, and they're very worried that the proposal will goad Russia into launching a new arms race. European fears will evaporate if Moscow comes around to accepting Washington's terms...
...would anyone oppose a missile-defense system? The accidental launch of a single ICBM is reason enough to proceed with such a timely project. Go for it, America. Protect yourself without delay against all those ballistic weapons pointed at you. And if some countries object, tell them to mind their own business. EDDY A. ELIA Vancouver...
...will] proceed when we have a clear consensus about the most important areas where our research, writing, teaching and conferences can have the most value and yield the greatest potential return to society," he concluded...
...state appellate court has ruled that Schaer's case should be allowed to proceed to trial, and this decision ought to be upheld. Universities owe their students some form of procedural safeguards in disciplinary matters, and at the very least universities should be held to the procedures described in their official publications. Should a university make no guarantee whatsoever of fair process in its student handbook, as the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has argued, students might be inclined to go elsewhere; to renege on procedural guarantees infringes on basic notions of fairness. The courts should feel no reluctance...