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...plaintiffs have not shown that there is a likelihood that they would prevail on the merits," Judge Isaac Borenstein wrote in his decision...
...increase diversity and open up homogenous communities, the government instituted the busing of African-American students to primarily white schools. Sound somewhat familiar? Despite the similarities, the argument for the social necessity of busing was much more compelling than Harvard's claim: before busing, there was a strong likelihood that members of the different communities may never have crossed paths, let alone have meaningful interaction. Harvard, on the other hand, prides itself on providing regular opportunities for significant interchange--we are a campus that is thriving with vibrant diversity of all kinds. But back to our instructive example. The incontrovertible...
...Moscow, says Perry, "could actually undermine our security, because a China that feels encircled is quite unlikely to cooperate on vital U.S. security interests. Containment could create those security problems. It could push China to accelerate its defense modernization, which would contribute to a regional arms race, increasing the likelihood of military conflict in hot spots like Taiwan, the Spratly Islands, the Korean peninsula...
Hanson said he would like to see some statistics giving the likelihood of a balanced gender mix in each house before he made up his mind about the proposal...
Furthermore, with a small team, many of the Crimson runners, jumpers and throwers are doubling or tripling in events, which lowers the likelihood for a personal best...