Word: attempt
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...sometimes enter the vagina before the fetus is dead, meaning that zealous prosecutors could use the law against doctors performing virtually any abortion. In fact, the Nebraska legislature passed up opportunities to more narrowly define the law to include only D&X, which abortion-rights have interpreted as an attempt to target a wider range of procedures...
...committee conducted surveys, discussed benefit packages, debated the wording of the report and spoke to members of each of Harvard's faculties in an attempt to create a complete picture of the University's decentralized labor force...
...Nebraska law is a good example of the "partial birth" abortion bans that have been passed by legislatures in 30 states. By striking down the Nebraska law the Supreme Court will be setting a precedent that both protects reproductive rights and discourages the passage of similar laws which attempt to ban procedure by procedure what cannot be banned constitutionally...
While Schroeder says he would have to put more time into studying the workings of Harvard before he could pinpoint the changes he would attempt to institute, he says the recent capital campaign forces a crucial rethinking of the University's goals...
...hard act to follow. The Running Mate (Dial Press; 403 pages; $26.95) is Klein's game attempt to keep the momentum going, a sequel of sorts. Charlie Martin, the new novel's hero, appeared briefly in the earlier book as a presidential candidate--a U.S. Senator from the Midwest, dismissed by the press as a hippie Vietnam Vet. Many characters from Colors do brief walk-ons in the new book, much as the star of a popular sitcom may help launch a spin-off. On TV, of course, spin-offs usually fail...