Word: assignments
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Marius recommends that professors be careful to assign papers that require thought and not just the compilation of material. He also suggests that papers be due before the end of the term, allowing time for discussion and revision. Teachers should also discuss writing in class, the report says...
...decided last week to assign 300 police officers to control the boisterous October 18 event--traditionally attended, according to Northeastern Coach Buzz Congram, by "drunken stumblebums...
...providing line-item veto power for the President. He would require Congress to muster more than a mere majority to impose tax increases. "Taxation beyond a certain level becomes servitude," Reagan declared. He brandished once again the "truth in spending" scheme that would compel Congress to assign a cost to any new program -- and then pay for it either by cutting other obligations or raising new revenues...
...missiles at a time. The Aegis radar is linked to a computerized fire-control system for the ship's antiaircraft guns, depth charges and rocket-launched torpedoes. Just seven of these advanced vessels are in service, but another 21 are in sea trials or planned. Eventually, the Navy will assign at least one Aegis cruiser to each of its 15 carrier battle groups...
...conservative American Enterprise Institute, concludes that three-fourths of false accusations come from adults, not children. Laws in every state require teachers, nurses and other professionals to report any suspicion of sexual abuse, with penalties for failing to do so. Also judges are increasingly less willing to assign children automatically to mothers. The result: some wives use false accusations as a weapon of last resort...