Word: reined
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...trials, but Jakarta, insisting the tribunals be under Indonesian jurisdiction, appointed local judges and prosecutors. Ostensibly intended to deliver justice to victims who were murdered or wounded while simply trying to vote in East Timor's independence referendum, the trials have come to symbolize Indonesia's struggle to rein in the military's influence on virtually every aspect of life in this sprawling archipelago...
...festering public anger toward the U.S. gives the Saudis little incentive to cooperate. Only 16% of Saudis have a favorable view of America, according to a Gallup poll taken this spring. Nothing has done more to fuel the antipathy than the Administration's unwillingness to even try to rein in the Israeli offensive against the Palestinians. Says Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud,who is the biggest foreign investor in the U.S.: "The people see their brothers dying in Palestine, and it makes them hate America." The Israeli reoccupation of West Bank cities has handed religious hard-liners an excuse...
...Dukakis said the debate over how to rein in corporate abuse should not overshadow the problems of economic inequality in the country. He bemoaned the growing gap between the rich and the poor, calling the current $5.25 minimum wage “sinful” while stressing the need for more investment in equalizing public education funding...
...REIN IN CEO PAY In 1980 the average CEO made 40 times the pay of the average factory worker; by 2000 the ratio had climbed to 531 to 1. This is silly. Talented executives are not that rare. The problem is that too many boards demand someone who has already been a CEO somewhere else, to avoid the criticism that would follow if a rookie CEO didn't work out. So we get a transient band of failed leaders like Michael Armstrong at AT&T and Joseph Nacchio, most recently at Qwest. Whenever possible, companies should promote from within...
...while many faculty and students still anxiously await sweeping change, on the academic front Summers has been moderately successful in his first year—receiving credit for loosened study abroad regulations and efforts to rein in grade and honor inflation...