Word: unless
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Even though coffee consumption seems to be remarkably safe, it is probably a good idea to get a good night's sleep and not depend on straight java to pass exams," Willett said. He added that he "only drinks about half cup a day, unless I really need...
...Sohn put it, "Unless there's something that makes you think that there might be something more, you just keep going" through life "searching for the next goal...
According to a police report, Rana said she received a message on her mailbox threatening to kill Alavi unless the extortionist was left...
...spirit of service only shapes the lives of some undergraduates. For although PBHA, HAND, and FUP provide serious service opportunities for those who seek them out, they do not and cannot touch everyone. Unless students choose public service as one of their primary activities, they may not engage in service at all. HAND does organize a few "one-shots"-one-day service projects that attract a less regular group-but these are few and far between...
Most workers, especially in the private sector, have no such protections. Unless their contract says otherwise, they can be fired "for any reason or no reason"--except when the firing can be shown to be discriminatory on the basis of race, sex or religion. In addition, a few forms of "speech," such as displaying a union logo, are protected by the National Labor Relations Act, and the courts may decide this makes Caterpillar's crackdown illegal. But the general assumption is, any expansion of workers' rights would infringe on the apparently far more precious right of the employer to fire...