Word: demanded
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Students should demand a say in a decision that will so profoundly affect the future of Harvard--and they should get it. That means allowing students to get off the sidelines and into the middle of the presidential search process...
Honey, I Blew Up the Baby (Disney) Studio boss Jeffrey Katzenberg is eager to repeat the success of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. In one of the script concepts being considered, a child is Xeroxed to huge size. But copies usually fade, and star Rick Moranis will demand a huge salary...
Earlier in this century, imperial rulers in London, Paris and the Hague saw subject peoples demand and win their freedom. Now it seems to be Moscow's turn. It was relatively easy for the British, French and Dutch to give up colonies that were far from home and scattered around the globe. By contrast, the Soviet empire, although enormous, is concentrated on the Eurasian landmass. In debating whether the U.S.S.R.'s rebellious regions can become its peaceful neighbors, Western policymakers and analysts are turning to a historical parallel: the vanished domain of the Ottoman Turks...
...response, I would say, um, maybe it is. But what you are eating is offered for free--and desperate times demand desperate rationalizations...
Home schooling may have fought for the right to exist in the '80s, but as the sheer numbers grow, the battle now is over how much regulation is required. Often precious little: 32 states, from New York to California, demand only a high school diploma from parents who teach at home. Others, like South Carolina, require a college degree or passing grades on an entrance- / teaching exam. "You can be a fine home-school teacher with a high school diploma, compassion and motivation," argues Robert Ruthazer, a Navy commander whose wife Diane teaches their two children at home in Topsham...