Word: use
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...Nothing flashy or particularly memorable. Just good, plain talk from the heart. And a departure: if George Bush signaled anything by proclaiming a "new breeze," it was a new altruism, a move away from the Reagan era's tacit approval of selfishness, an end to the glorification of greed. "Use power to help people," said the 41st President. "We are not the sum of our possessions . . . We cannot hope only to leave our children a bigger car, a bigger bank account. We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend, a loving...
...years ago to help farmers hedge their bets on the future of their crops, the Merc and the Board of Trade grew explosively during the 1980s by offering futures contracts on everything from foreign currencies to precious metals. But for all their sophisticated new financial products, the exchanges still use the old-fashioned, face-to-face auction system of making trades. The leader of the investigation, Anton Valukas, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, apparently decided that the system left plenty of room for rip-offs of commodities buyers...
...each time the army toughens its measures, critics abroad protest. In Washington, State Department spokesman Charles Redman called the new I.D.F. guidelines "very disturbing" and declared, "We don't believe that the use of lethal force in non-life-threatening situations should be necessary to preserve order." Such comments carry weight in Jerusalem at a time when the Israeli government feels considerable pressure to pursue a diplomatic solution. Prime Minister Shamir is drawing up a new peace plan to present to Washington in March that he hopes will cool the fire in the territories by offering a modicum of political...
I.D.F. generals have been among the strongest advocates of a political solution. Chief of Staff Shomron told the Knesset that the I.D.F. could not eradicate the intifadeh because "it expresses the struggle of nationalism." But however much the generals yearn for a political settlement, they prefer to use every weapon available to fight the uprising without legal and political constraints. The army's job, Shomron added, is "to enable the political echelon to negotiate from a position of strength...
...federal manual features a chart that puts infractions into 43 categories and lists corresponding penalties. The sentence is increased according to such factors as use of a weapon, the amount of money involved and prior criminal record. A judge can depart from the recommended numbers in unusual circumstances but must explain why in writing; both sides can then appeal the sentence...