Word: adopted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...longer the time to "support or initiate shareholder resolutions" for corporate withdrawal with the stipulation that, if these fail, one will "seek additional support for a period of a year or two [our italics] among other stockholders," and only then, when this does not bring about corporate withdrawal, to "adopt a policy of strategic divestiture." The struggle has been going on too long, and other universities have begun to divest. This is not the time to start a slow walk up a gradual slope...
...government grows bigger in England, so does the feeling that England should formally adopt a bill of rights. The Sunday Times victory in the Thalidomide case will at least increase the pressure on Parliament to strengthen the right of free speech. But there are some characteristically British obstacles in the way of real reform. One is that Parliament is loath to give up its traditional supremacy over the courts, which would happen if judges were allowed to declare laws unconstitutional. Another is the sheer slowness of change in Britain. But after his success at Strasbourg, Sunday Times Editor Harold Evans...
...have our own concept of modernization," he said. "If you want to modernize you have to adopt things of the West but you must do this according to the particular needs of China," he added...
...Itzkowitz '82 disagreed, saying the protesters were "twisting the idea" of freedom of religion, adding that CARP tries to force people to adopt its viewpoints
...Boston Globe reported yesterday that the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) appears likely to adopt the measure, which would mean all college hockey players in the United States would have to wear the cages beginning next season...