Word: properly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gets to sponsor or manage a government-backed or -bankrolled investment fund? People who have the proper political ties or who are major campaign contributors or both. Like the billionaire Ziff brothers, whose fortune came largely from the 1994 sale of the family publishing business built by their father. Since 1996, Ziff Bros. Investments has overseen a $150 million OPIC-guaranteed fund, the South Asia Capital Fund, whose purpose is to make equity investments in India, Indonesia, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines...
Woodman said she hoped to address during the discussion session the "increasingly urgent need for proper balance between the masculine and feminine...
...leading the troops who take over the city, is given an interesting spin. He's one tough, exceedingly dutiful nut. But we also know he's overcompensating, because in an earlier scene he has given a speech against martial law. He doesn't think policing their own citizens is proper work for soldiers...
...good sushi lies in the oft-overlooked rice, which has to strike the right balance between vinegar and salt. Straying too far toward one or the other extreme is treacherous and detracts from the flavor of the fish. Additionally, the consistency of the rice is imperative. Once the proper proportion of ingredients is calibrated, the rice is compacted on mats into little rolls. In the absence of adequate air between the grains, the texture and flavor are ruined. When the balls of rice supporting nigiri sushi are too compact, they interfere with the customer's experience of the fish...
...guidelines are designed for cases which allege discrimination, as well as for Faculty members who "contend that proper procedures have not been followed in decisions regarding promotion or reappointment...