Word: prospectively
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...soldiers have received additional training; Panamanian permission for the U.S. to continue running the school was granted only this year. Even though the possibility of moving the school to Honduras has been postponed, American strategists still see the country as a bastion for the U.S. in Central America. That prospect troubles some Hondurans. "In the event of a war, the U.S. will supply the money and the guns, but we will supply the dead and injured," says a businessman in Comayagua. Most Hondurans, however, welcome the U.S. influx. Says an influential banker in Tegucigalpa: "There is nothing temporary about...
...populous (53 million) Philippines, which may face its worst political crisis in decades because of Aquino's murder. The assassination seared the country's consciousness and may have dealt a mortal blow to the idea of a nonviolent and nonmilitary succession in the Philippines after Marcos. The prospect of upheaval, in turn, threatens vital U.S. interests in the strategic islands...
...Cleary's recruiting style isn't so low key that he won't introduce himself to an interesting prospect who hasn't yet written to Harvard. "There's no doubt we'll talk to him to see if he's interested in Harvard. If he shows interest, then you check out his academics. It's bad to get a boy interested in Harvard if he doesn't have much of a chance. You talk with admissions to see if it's a reasonable case," Cleary says...
Junior Jenny Stricker's second-place finish in the National Sports Festival 3000 meters in June made her a top prospect for that event next summer. The competition is easier for her Canadian roommate, Kate Wiley, although her best distances, 5000 and 10,000 meters, have not yet been included as Olympic events for women. Several female runners are challenging the Olympic or ganizers on that issue in court, but Wiley may eventually make the Canadian squad as a marathoner...
...were disqualified because tests showed that they used anabolic steroid drugs or ephedrine stimulants, which are banned by the International Olympic Committee. After the test results, Michels was also automatically suspended for one year by the United States Weightlifting Federation, making him ineligible for the Los Angeles Games. The prospect of being caught out by the chemical tests apparently so frightened a dozen other American athletes that they skipped their events and left Caracas the morning after the news broke of Michels' fate...