Word: repairer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Through a character whom Oz names simply "Z," he lays out the scene: Israel's sacred reputation has never been marred beyond repair. Oz cheers this fall from grace...
Michael Turk, co-author of the referendum and leader of the Harvard Tenants Union, suggests that some of the city's resources should be shifted into a public loan fund for repair and maintenance of older buildings. "Money is being used to fix up housing for middle-to upper-level income people, and we just want to make sure we get our fair share," Turk says...
Charles Laverty, president of the management firm Laverty Associates, says that even the current city policy that requires rent board approval for any repairs or rent hikes is too restrictive. "The buildings are getting shabby because landlords can't afford to repair them," Laverty says...
Officials attribute the need to repair the 11-year-old structure--constructed at a cost of $8.2 million--both to poor maintenance and flaws with the initial design...
...more recently, the University of Florida completed a new architecture complex in 1979 and has already had to repair part of it because the correct materials were not always used in the construction, according to John McRae, chairman of the architecture department of that school...