Word: heights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Women's Movement was at its height, women nationwide were pouring into the workforce, and colleges were beginning to institute women's studies programs...
...heart of the probe are two perplexing questions. Have post-Watergate reforms designed to shield the IRS from political abuse unintentionally allowed corruption to flourish by exempting the agency from proper oversight? And is the agency, headless since Commissioner Lawrence Gibbs resigned at the height of the tax season last March, using those reforms to prevent the subcommittee from delving into the wrongdoing...
...same day, 1,000 miles to the northwest, the spirit of Western boosterism took a fall almost as jarring as the Denver vote was exhilarating. In another special election, Seattle voters approved severe restrictions on the height and size of buildings that can be put up in the downtown area during the next ten years. The limits were contained in a citizens' initiative put forward as an alternative to a less restrictive plan favored by the city council and Mayor Charles Royer. With a turnout of only 23%, the tougher rules were approved...
...proposal currently before the council, sponsored by East Harvard Square resident Terry Crystal, would severely restrict development rights on land in the vicinity of the station, cutting the maximum allowable floor area ratio (FAR) from 3.0 to 1.75, and imposing a 45-foot height limit on buildings covered by the petition. FAR is the ratio of the total floor area of a building to the area of the property on which it sits...
...addition, community activists have argued that the proposed hotel would increase traffic in Harvard Square area and destroy the character of the area's neighborhoods. A downzoning petition currently before the City Council would halt that project by severly limiting the maximum height and floor area of buildings in the area...