Word: suggest
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...account for depositing kickbacks from contractors and greasing public officials. Earlier this month, former Bronx Borough President Stanley Simon was indicted on federal charges that he extorted more than $50,000 from Wedtech. Bronx Congressman Robert Garcia is said to be under investigation for accepting bribes, and federal officials suggest that as many as 20 public and private figures will eventually be indicted. Wedtech's tentacles groped upward and outward...
Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger is due to report in June on what should be done with the porous white elephant. Reagan has appointed a commission headed by Melvin Laird, another former Defense Secretary, to suggest ways out of both the new embassy dilemma and the penetration of the current chancery. The high-powered panel will include former CIA Director Richard Helms and former Joint Chiefs Chairman General John Vessey. Four other groups, including the Foreign Intelligence Board, are investigating aspects of the scandal. Former CIA Official Bobby Inman last week offered a novel solution for the bugged building...
Larry McMurtry' s latest novel asks, Is there a life after The Last Picture Show? -- Sort of, suggest Mary Gordon' s new short stories...
...strategies suggest themselves. You might issue a challenge: "Don't you think everybody has a right to a little quiet in their own room? Can't you imagine circumstances in which you would demand just that?" You might appeal to roommate history: At the start of this semester we agreed not to blast the stereo after two in the morning--surely you've not forgotten already...
...mean to suggest that the protesters, though legitimate in their use of tactics that violate University regulations, should remain immune from future disciplinary action. If they violate University regulations, they subject themselves to disciplinary proceedings, or in some cases outright arrest. In general, the protesters accept such consequences of their actions as well, as long as they receive a fair hearing and a chance to defend themselves. The reason civil disobedience is a popular and successful method of protest is that it violates certain rules, in this case by blocking exits, for the purpose of making a public statement...