Word: stringent
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...upset reflected popular discontent with the often cynical and lackluster PRI leadership. It was also a sign that Mexicans have become impatient with the stringent austerity measures that President Miguel de la Madrid imposed to restore health to Mexico's anemic economy. The peso lost more than three-quarters of its value last year; inflation is still running at 80% annually; and unemployment or underemployment has reached 35%. These problems tend to have more of an impact on Mexicans who live in the northern states, closer to the U.S. border. The PAN, a center-right party that generally favors...
...Solomon Amendment. Showing zero coordination and as little communication, the Education Department has handled the law's implementation poorly and colleges like Harvard are suffering because of that ineptitude. The House should pass the Moynihan amendment approved in the Senate this week so students do not needlessly lose already stringent federal aid. Congress should also use the last six months as a case study in how not to administer a controversial...
...toxic ice burg. They claim the proposed legislation is not unreasonable since employers would only have to supply standard information on hazardous chemicals--information that is already required by the federal government and often provided by chemical companies to firms that use their products. Furthermore, advocates of the more stringent bill argue that the law will not be unduly expensive to regulate since it only mandates enforcement in response to a complaint...
...National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the FAA and the FBI arrived to sift through the ruins of the plane for clues. NTSB officials suspect that the fire may have been started by a cigarette in a back-cabin lavatory. In Washington, aviation officials debated once again whether more stringent regulations regarding fire-resistant materials inside jetliners should be imposed. The disaster was likely to put pressure on the FAA to formulate a fire-prevention policy for airline cabins...
...companies insisted that special factors, such as stringent Government specifications and inspections and the heavy investment required to produce items in limited demand, had justified their high return. Rickover had contended that a 1934 law that limits profits on renegotiated Government contracts to 10% for ships, but that does not cover various supplies, was a proper gauge of a generous profit...