Word: punish
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...girlfriend are you?"/ "cause if you are, I kind of miss being with you." (Nov. 12, 4:06 p.m.)). The site is also revealing on so many levels ("what work?.../ foucault, obvi"/ hot damn. history of sexuality me all night long"/ better than discipline and punish, ya know (Nov. 13, 2:54 p.m.)) that an outsider would be advised to read it to get a true picture of life at Harvard...
...permanent normal trade relations status, usually a WTO formality, failed this week in the House of Representatives as legislators struggled to muster the requisite two-thirds majority for fast-track passage. The move was resisted by lawmakers seeking to protect textile manufacturers in their home states, or seeking to punish Vietnam for its human rights record. For now, Vietnam finds itself in the unusual position of joining the world trading club but having none of the benefits of membership apply in the U.S. - its biggest export market. The U.S. recently imposed anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese shrimp and catfish, while...
...legally recognize Vietnam's WTO membership. Although passage of the necessary legislation that would grant "permanent normal trade status" to Vietnam is usually a mere formality, it could get held up in Congress by lawmakers seeking to protect textile manufacturers in their home states, or by politicians wanting to punish Vietnam for its poor human-rights record. As a result, the country could find itself in the unusual position of joining the WTO but having none of the benefits apply to its trade with the U.S., which imported nearly $6 billion in goods from Vietnam last year. "There...
Teach her how to speak with her own voice. Expecting her to sound like other cartoonists will inevitably result in similarities. How can this be a surprise? Don’t punish her for giving what has been asked...
...investment. Bolivia's move generated conditions that could have had a severe impact on a company's decision to increase its stake here." In the end, however, the agreements do include major investment plans - more than $2 billion over the coming years - alleviating fears that the foreign companies would punish Bolivia by refusing to invest and only sustaining the bare minimum of operations here...