Word: accepted
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...fighting permitted by his predecessor, Jose Napoleon Duarte. "The U.S. wants a low- intensity conflict, meaning do so much not to win, but not to lose," he said in March 1988. "That's not fair to the military." He went on to say that if the F.M.L.N. failed to accept a consensus proposal for peace, "that would justify harsher military action." Having been treated to a fairly easy first six months in office, Cristiani was finally put to the test last week. What he demonstrated was that unlike Duarte, he knows how to use the power of the armed forces...
Lawmakers who retire after 1993 will also be forbidden to transfer campaign contributions into personal funds; such transfers can total hundreds of thousands of dollars. Congressmen will not be allowed to accept gifts worth more than $200, and where some members now spend several weeks or more on expenses-paid voyages around the globe, their paid junkets will be limited to four days in the U.S. and seven overseas. It was the most extensive revision of ethics rules in more than a decade...
...Harvard insists, it is not a question of liability, but of safety, are they implying that we, the parents, are not at least as concerned about the safety of our children as they? If safety is the issue, and not the exclusion of children/strollers, why can they not accept one of our many counter-proposals...
Domestic-partnership rights and legal gay marriages, therefore, can be justified to the extent that the couples involved profess a willingness to accept the mutual financial obligations, community-property rights and shared commitments to care for each other that are the basis of family life. With this broader goal in mind, it makes sense for society to allow -- indeed to encourage -- domestic partners both gay and straight to take on all the rights as well as the responsibilities of marriage...
Dukakis had his own solution: further tax increases of $600 million. Dismayed legislators warned that the public would never accept such hikes. As the debt climbed dangerously, Democratic leaders decided Dukakis was unable to accept or even comprehend what had to be done. Worse, the Governor seemed incapable of bringing rivals together. Under weak leadership, opportunistic legislators are struggling to save pet projects while cutting into school budgets, law enforcement, the environment and aid to the disadvantaged...