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City Manager Robert W. Healy proposed a plan last week which would impose stringent limitations on when and where residents and visitors alike can park their vehicles, in addition to expanding commuter and bicycle mobility in the city...
...Sheerly the fact that they are limited in membership doesn't mean [the College] should deny them recognition," says Jewett, who adds that the College shouldn't be too stringent when recognizing student groups...
...same preference for stability has shaped the Administration's policy on China. The White House has consistently fought attempts by Congress to punish Beijing for its suppression of human rights. Bush is almost certain to veto a measure approved by the Senate last week. It would impose stringent conditions on the annual renewal of China's most-favored-nation trading status in July, requiring China to release all political prisoners, effectively open its markets to U.S. goods and take "clear and unequivocal" steps to curb sales of arms and nuclear technology abroad. Baker also rejects this ultimatum...
...accomplishments have included the drafting of a stringent conflict of interest policy and the creation of a new department at the Medical School. She also serves as a frequent adviser to the federal government...
McNeil's special committee was able to arrive at a near-unanimous agreement on new, more stringent, conflict of interest rules...