Word: scopes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Massachusetts Civil Rights Act of 1979 has a wider scope, prohibiting interference with civil rights by private as well as public entities. However, she said this is the first case in the state to test whether or not the statute protects free speech for students at private schools...
While these incidents varied greatly in nature and scope, they had key features in common: first, the Kremlin's concern with security takes precedence over propaganda and diplomacy alike; second, when the Soviet Union reacts to a perceived threat to its security, it tends to overreact, sometimes brutally; third, if the Soviets' overreaction leads to a crisis, they are quick to blame the U.S.; and fourth, the disruption has always proved temporary...
Even though Thomas' scope may lie five years beyond Harvard's own, his family is very much tied to the University; the Saltonstalls have grown and prospered alongside this birthday-elebrating institution...
...switch tactics, quoting one long-distance subscription rate to consumers, then charging another. Yet despite all those occurrences, FCC overseers claim the election process has been fair. Says Albert Halprin, chief of the FCC's common-carrier division: "The process was not perfect. But considering its size and scope, I'm surprised at how smoothly things have gone...
...since Peron was overthrown and in the 12 years since he enjoyed another brief stint as head of state before he died in 1974.) And while Bonafini insists that the group has no plans to become an official political party or propose a candidate for Congress, their broadening political scope has begun to lead some pundits to such speculation...