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...greater problem with F&Ss is that they create a parallel structure outside the College's existing social framework. Just as the final clubs hold members- and females-only parties in their buildings, F&Ss create an exclusive atmosphere through private functions and rush rituals. These happenings weaken the College's own social scene (arguably weak enough already) by sharply dividing the society of different groups...
According to Nixon, fewer secondary lenders might continue to lend under the program, since elimination of the subsidy would weaken the lenders' financial position and remove an incentive to lend to students...
...party after Bermuda voted down a referendum calling for independence from Britain by a margin of three-to-one.TIME's Cathy Boothreports: "There is a growing sense in Bermuda that its problems -- drugs, in particular -- are beyond its control without Britain." Bermudans were also likely concerned that independence might weaken the country economically. The World Bank consistently ranks Bermuda one of the five richest countries in the world. "The voters probably felt that if it isn't broke, so to speak, why fix it?" said Booth...
...This is an insurance policy," said Carol Browner,Environmental Protection Agencychief. "The idea is to prevent another Love Canal," says TIME's Andrea Dorfman. The move by the President is seen by some political observers as a response to the GOP's attempt last week in the house to weaken right-to-know laws...
...fashioned as well, redolent with devotion to the Virgin Mary and the Latin-rite mass, deeply rooted in the Baltimore Catholicism of the 1940s. Some critics call her "the zinging nun" for her forthright attacks on feminists and other Catholic liberals who, in her view, confuse the faithful and weaken the church by daring to disagree with Pope John Paul II and his bishops...