Word: prompting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pinochet mess may prompt the Clinton Administration to take another look at the soon-to-be-born international criminal court. Washington refused to sign on last summer out of fears that overzealous prosecutors might launch frivolous or malicious war-crimes cases against American troops abroad, or even decision makers at home. Now, if courts around the world begin to step in as Garzon has done, the U.S. could decide that a well-designed tribunal with established procedures would be better than worrying about that midnight knock on the door...
...would just act nice. Saddam responded with his "Swiss cheese" letter, a disingenuous, heavily hedged show of compliance with U.N. demands that was, in fact, a prescription for more Iraqi "cheat and retreat" on weapons inspections. Nonetheless, the very transmittal of that letter, as yet unparsed, was enough to prompt President Clinton to recall his bombers in midflight...
Ghani said he hopes that the success of the banquet will prompt similar events in the future...
With the invasion of pharmaceutical companies, the entire supplements industry is braced for a shake-out. In the long run, the new arrivals could bring more testing and standardization to the market. But in the interim, their presence may prompt more corner cutting by companies that are pressured on price and that may respond by diluting potency and quality. The new arrivals "are bringing marketing dollars and something very important to the industry--consumer awareness and legitimacy," says Matthew Patsky, managing director of the investment bank Adams, Harkness and Hill. "What you're going to see is a dramatic increase...
Certainly, this type of objection could be taken further--what about refunds for people with moral objections to antibiotics? Throat cultures? Taking a temperature? But ultimately, abortion is a unique moral problem for medical institutions and their users. Allowing a refund for this single issue is unlikely to prompt a landslide of requests for refunds for other issues. Decisions involving collective action are difficult because they inherently require the consensus of numerous and disparate groups. However, in this case, UHS's policy represents a compassionate and reasonable compromise...