Word: threatenings
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ALTHOUGH JEFFRIES HAS the full right to espouse ridiculous theories on race and race relations, he has no right to threaten a life and he has no place in the Harvard community...
...developer David Lucas bought two lots on the Isle of Palms in 1986 with the intention of building houses on them. Two years later, new state regulations proscribed building so close to the ocean. Lucas did not challenge the state's claim that beachside construction would cause erosion and threaten the stability of nearby homes, but he did seek compensation for his investment. A lower court awarded him $1,232,387.50, the price he paid for the land plus interest and taxes. The state successfully appealed, arguing that its regulations did not amount to depriving the developer of his land...
...journalists, and for editors in particular, the moment that we acknowledge our individual identities is often the same moment that we threaten to destabilize our position as journalists. Insisting that our individual differences make a difference, we, like the scholars we "cover," risk violating veritas, which our institutions often claim as an apolitical, universal term...
...first address to the nation, Boudiaf struck a menacing note. "We will permit no individuals or group to claim a monopoly on Islam and use it to threaten the country," he said. Those are certain to be heard as fighting words by the F.I.S. As yet, the party's acting leader, Abdelkader Hachani, has steered clear of incendiary rhetoric that might catapult Islamists into the street and give the authorities a pretext to ban the party. Last week, when riot police surrounded the mosque where Hachani was conducting Friday prayers, a traditional forum for political messages, he counseled, "Whatever happens...
...they did not threaten violence and left without incident after discovering that the musician--who had appeared on the station live--was not in the studios...