Word: provisos
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...Even the Undergraduate Council (UC), in response to bipartisan lobbying from both the Republican Club and the College Democrats, recently resolved that many University-imposed inconveniences on ROTC should be lifted—with the Democrat-sponsored proviso, of course, that DADT is despicable and violates Harvard’s anti-discrimination policy...
...Drawing the Line Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner, should be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics with his Cheetahs prosthetics [Jan. 28]. But he should be allowed to do so with one proviso: if he crosses the finish line first, he should be presented with a special award or commendation. But the gold medal should still go to the fastest runner on two feet. Ivan C. Jones, Greeneville, Tennessee...
...first half of the past century, marriage was an unbreakable contract; divorce and infidelity offered escape clauses but scandalizing ones. In the rarefied air of celebrity, though, the rules were different. The public gave Hollywood stars (and other famous or notorious folks) permission to fool around, with the proviso that we could watch. Blue noses might tut-tut, but these couplings did carry their own moral. You could say, "At least I'm not like them." Or, "Why can't I be like them...
...even understanding academic freedom as carte blanche to say anything or invite anyone to campus—with the proviso of keeping controversy to a minimum—leaves the concept incomplete. Society grants researchers and academics the right of free inquiry, but they in turn have a duty to act responsibly...
...India's left-wing parties don't agree. Long suspicious of American intentions, they say the deal - based on U.S. legislation known as the Hyde Act of 2006, which includes a nonbinding proviso that India's foreign policy be aligned with that of the U.S. - compromises India's sovereignty. Now, that opposition has brought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government to the brink of collapse. With 59 seats in India's 552-member lower house of Parliament, the leftists, including the powerful Communist Party of India (Marxist), have been a significant outside partner in the ruling Congress Party-led coalition...