Word: acceptibility
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Street protesters have it exactly right, for example, when they argue that the economic policies imposed on developing nations by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have hammered the poor. Using loans and the threat of default as levers, the IMF has pushed more than 90 countries to accept its brand of free-market shock therapy: lowering trade barriers, raising interest rates, devaluating currencies, privatizing state-owned industries, eliminating subsidies and cutting health, education and welfare spending. These "structural-adjustment programs"--a chilly bureaucratic euphemism if ever there was one--attract foreign investment and stimulate the business climate...
...audition turned out to be a cattle call, where not one of the 80 talented dancers was offered a spot. Reflecting on her decision to accept Harvard's subsequent offer of admission Weiss says, "I think I could have lasted maybe one or two more years, but I don't need to go through that again...
...Does it make sense for a motion picture actor to stand in front of a television audience and decline to accept an award because whales are being murdered?" he asked rhetorically...
...doctor to speak up as well. A new national program titled Speaking of Pain, organized by the Arthritis Foundation and four other health organizations, provides some useful tips on how you can do that. Don't just quietly accept any treatment prescribed. Instead ask what other options might be available. Also, make sure you're told about the side effects as well as the benefits of any therapy...
...POST Refusing to be bested by online bill-paying sites, the U.S. Postal Service has rolled out its own eBillPay at its website USPS.com Sign up, and the first six months are free. You'll be able to receive and pay bills electronically. If any biller won't accept electronic payments, the Postal Service will send a paper check for you. So save your stamps for real letters...