Word: weighs
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Many Westerners are likewise cautious as they weigh the benefits and risks of venturing into Eastern Europe. Some firms are waiting to gauge the political and economic turmoil that still roils the region. But those companies that fail to consider Eastern Europe today run the risk of being left out of what may well be tomorrow's land of opportunity...
...politician was once rebuked for providing free doughnuts to supporters. "You would think that I would have seen this," Durenberger said last month. In an apology to constituents in December, he said, "I failed to appreciate the appearance of what I was doing." When the ethics committee begins to weigh Durenberger's six-year pattern of deception, its concern will be with much more than appearances...
...this expansive growth has come with heavy costs--costs Bok did far too little to mitigate. The president has overseen the birth of Harvard, Inc., a massive corporate empire that does not fully weigh the ethical implications of its actions. On investment policy, on some academic questions, in the interaction with students, Bok has performed more like a stability-minded CEO than an enlightened scholarly leader...
...There is a serious questionabout how best to proceed, how best to weigh theinterests of people who want to takeROTC...against this policy," Bok said. "Let's hopewe can get some resolution at that stage withouthaving to confront the ultimate question ofwhether we stay...
...with Boeing for a contract to build a new generation of light military helicopters. McDonnell Douglas boasted last week that its new choppers can be easily repaired in the field. Everything from their turbine engines to their pit- viper cannons can be fine-tuned with twelve simple tools that weigh only 2 lbs. and can be carried in a small canvas...