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...developments, the party's Central Disciplinary Inspection Commission issued a strong warning against corruption by party members in state-run factories, and businesses. In a 10-minute report that opened the national television news, the commission ordered party officials to "raise the ideological quality of party members" and impose stricter discipline...
...dispute began in earnest when Illinois-based Motorola complained to the U.S. Government last April that Japan was reneging on part of a 1985 agreement to open up its telecommunications market. After reviewing the accord, Hills determined that the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was requiring stricter licensing procedures for foreign companies than for domestic competitors and would not assign any radio frequencies for Motorola- produced equipment in the Tokyo area. Hills declared that if the ministry did not change its position by July 10, she would slap punitive duties on a range of Japanese products. After ten days...
Kevin McDevitt of the city assessor's office said that the city prefers to maintain its "flexibility" when negotiating with Harvard, rather than pressing for a stricter agreement...
...disappointment, I heard after arriving here that the admissions office gives no more weight to Harvard Summer School than to any other summer programs. And the escape factor wasn't the liberating experience I had hoped it would be. My proctor was stricter about rules than my parents ever were...
Both doctors and administrators stressed that stricter rules would benefit students, because sex before college graduation was thought to be harmful to the young adult's psyche...