Word: resorted
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...Republicans. “If they want to have a serious debate about affirmative action, that’s one thing,” said Eric P. Lesser ’07, former president of the Harvard College Democrats. “But if they want to resort to these gimmicks, then that’s despicable.” “The statement they’re making is worthwhile,” said Mark A. Shepard ’08, the former vice president of the Harvard College Republicans, “but they are themselves engaging...
...nation's 210 million Muslim population have built thousands of religious schools and mosques, some of which adhere to more conservative interpretations of Islam. The spiritual flowering has also emboldened radical elements, who have orchestrated a series of bombings that have claimed hundreds of lives in Jakarta and the resort island of Bali since 2002. And despite the fact that 10% of Indonesia's population is non-Muslim, more than 50 districts have implemented bylaws inspired by Islamic Shari'a law - requiring, among other things, elected leaders to be able to read the Koran in Arabic and all female students...
...changes, the professors use a simple theoretical construct—Albert O. Hirschman’s theory of exit and voice. The theory, originally developed for firms, argues that in places where loyalty is high—due to strong civic institutions, Wilson and Taub say—residents resort to “voice,” meaning that they stay and try to preserve their neighborhoods...
...already here and it's easier to wait and see than to cut and run. "We believe that Mr. Ortega is serious about his commitment to promote foreign investment and tourism," said Pennsylvania native Mike Cobb, president of Gran Pacifica development, which promises to be the first Marriott beach resort in Nicaragua. Cobb says his project plans to "move ahead with all due speed" and "stick to the path we have established...
...being elected, even threatening to cut aid to Nicaragua if he won the election, and some investors fear the consequences of any move by Washington to make life difficult for a Sandinista government. Says Chris Berry, owner of San Juan del Sur's landmark Pelican Eyes Piedras y Olas Resort, "Everyone here is more afraid of what the U.S. will do than they are of Ortega...