Word: withhold
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...proposal to withhold class ranks came to the Columbia College faculty almost by accident. David B. Truman, Dean of the College, had called the meeting to consider a proposal that instructors give only A's or not report grades to the registrar as a form of non-cooperation with the Selective Service. But the faculty quickly tabled that resolution, and began its brief debate on the no-rank plan, drawn up by assistant professors James P. Shenton and Carl Hovde...
...affirm grading." That this was immediately tabled does not mean that the Columbia faculty objects to the granting of grades. The faculty members simply felt no obligation to re-affirm something they had never challenged. Eager to move on to the terse but powerful request to the Administration to withhold class ranks, they quickly shelved the all-A's proposal as well...
...Kirk opts for the faculty plan, Columbia will become the third college in the nation to withhold class ranks, joining Wayne State University and Haverford College...
...convinced a Vietnam veteran to withhold his taxes in protest against...
...Kennedy has erred in refusing to confront the manuscript until now. She will have to read the book and undoubtedly withhold her approval. But she should never have given the impression that the approval of her late husband's friends was tantamount to a family imprimatur. Look Magazine, which will serialize the book in January, has reportedly started its presses rolling -- and if the injunction Mrs. Kennedy seeks is granted, it stands to lose a great deal of money. The bitterness and rumors this controversy has engendered could have easily been avoided if the family had taken the direct interest...