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...sponsors of Question 2 wish to extend rent control to those small properties, even when owner-occupied, then the original law should be amended to rescind the exemption for owner-occupants...
Early in the game, Crimson Co-Captain Ann Baker lined the ball into the net for what seemed to be a sure goal--only to have the ref call the booters offsides, rescind the tally, and set the stage for an eventual 3-0 Princeton victory...
...ambitious exchange is a world conference on hunger being held in Bombay in 1978. By this device, Hare introduces a second spokesman on behalf of the Third World, a Senegalese diplomat (Ving Rhames) who voices the helpless rage of mendicant nations forced to accept aid on conditions that effectively rescind their hard-won independence. All three polemicists are superbly played as variations on a theme of personal dignity...
...long-range cruise missiles. This would force the Pentagon to cancel its program to outfit B-52s with such weapons, stop the U.S. from deploying long-range ground-launched cruise missiles in Europe, and bar development of long-range sea-launched cruise missiles. Such a prohibition would rescind a concession that the Soviets had made at the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks...
...August, Meese reportedly urged the President to rescind rules requiring Government contractors to set numerical goals for the hiring of women and minorities. Last spring the Justice Department filed a motion in an Indianapolis federal court calling for the elimination of minority hiring goals in that city's police and fire departments. In all, the department has sought to modify affirmative action plans in 53 jurisdictions around...