Word: threatens
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...view themselves as consumers, not members of a community in which they have a legitimate interest. Purchase the Harvard diploma and leave the rest behind. The second philosophy, probably a more pervasive one, complements the goals of the protectors. This theory holds that the whimsical, temporary wants of students threaten the stability and excellence of a university devoted to much higher ideals. Students enroll in Harvard not to overhaul the administration but to profit from the wisdom of the faculty and leave all intact for the next generation...
...nothing to diminish the level of federal red ink could be equally dangerous. Massive Government borrowing soaks private savings out of the economy, leaving fewer funds available for business investment. Most ^ ominous, the national debt may exceed $2.2 trillion this year. The interest payments on that gargantuan sum already threaten to put an intolerable burden on future generations. Says Roger Noll, a professor of economics at Stanford: "What we will see happen as a result of continuing deficits is the slow, persistent erosion of the health of the U.S. economy...
RISING COLLEGE costs and diminishing federal aid threaten to turn the American system of financing higher education into a national soap opera, "Graduates in Debt." A report released last week by the Congressional Joint Economic Committee warns that while student borrowing under federal programs has tripled in the last decade, federal grants and scholarships have decreased by 62 percent. This, the report says, threatens to overburden a generation of college graduates...
Like several other events that shook the Middle East last week, the hijacking was almost certainly related to the 6 1/2-year-old war between Iraq and Iran. In Tehran, the government of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini denied involvement and said it condemned "any moves that may threaten the lives of innocent passengers." But in Lebanon, several terrorist groups, including the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for the hijacking. One survivor of the crash reported that the terrorists spoke with southern Lebanese accents, implying that they were indeed Shi'ite fundamentalists loyal to Khomeini...
...troubleshooter-at-large, came to Manila to suggest a compromise with Marcos, she icily informed him that she would accept nothing less than Marcos' removal from office. "This is my message to Mr. Marcos and his puppets," she declared with quiet fury as the confusion dragged on, " 'Do not threaten Cory Aquino, because I am not alone...