Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...came to a consensus on a trial basis," said Michael Shinagel, Quincy House master. "But it's still on a trial. If students are remiss and careless...the Masters will be forced to rethink the policy...
...Houses that came to a consensus, only Quincy House has 24-hour access. Kirkland's current hours run until 7:30 p.m. All of the other Houses' universal access hours will run only one or two hours later with the new policy...
...recommendation of the Undergraduate Council's Committee on House Life, all House committees had voted and approved universal access during the past few weeks. The consensus among the House committees was one of the factors taken into consideration during yesterday's discussion...
...Washington was unable to win even the relatively nebulous commitment - agreed upon by its most important rival trading bloc, the European Union - to form a WTO working group on the issue of labor rights. Thus the pitfalls of an organization whose decision-making process demands absolute consensus...
...consensus was imminent before the developing countries recoiled from Clinton's comment. Deep divisions between Europe and the U.S. over issues such as agriculture subsidies gave the developing countries plenty of room to maneuver. In the end, the industrialized nations found shackled by domestic political concerns. European governments were bound by their electorates' concerns over everything from protecting the livelihood of farmers to genetically modified food as reason to fight tooth and nail against any moves to open up their produce markets. President Clinton tried at the last minute to get the G7 heads of state to come to Seattle...