Word: optioned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...legislature is in recess for the next three months. Bush refused to commit himself. Although the Constitution gives only Congress the authority to declare war, Bush, like several recent Presidents, claims the right to use military force on his own. "Nobody asked the President to rule out a military option," said Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont after the leaders conferred with Bush. "But many of us told him to make sure that we don't use the military option out of impatience...
Also in contrast to Harvard, Deignan said, Princeton offers alleged rape victims a middle path between taking no action and filing a formal complaint. This third option is to seek university intervention without requesting punishment, she said. In such a case an alleged rapist might be summoned to discuss the case with administrators or ordered to avoid renewed contact with the accuser--but would not be subjected to further discipline...
...know very well what we're going to see," Harvard Defensive Coordinator George Clemens said. "We're going to have to stop an I-type attack for the most part. And we've got to take away the option, especially to the outside...
...sure we'll run the option a lot," Priore said. "We'll try to establish the running game. They're a very aggressive defensive team. I'm sure they'll come at us, especially down at Penn...
...should bend its public policies to free time and resources for families with children. With male wages sagging and the divorce rate at 50%, it's hard to spin out a scenario in which large numbers of women have the option of staying home full time. The trick is to spread the burden around. Employers and government both have to pull their weight. This critical task of building strong families can no longer be defined as a private endeavor, least of all a private female endeavor. No society can afford to forget that on the backs of its children ride...