Word: outdatedness
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Throughout the history of the reform effort, legislators have agreed on only one point--current law is a gruesome parody of a modern criminal code, replete with inconsistencies and outdated statutes.
For a novel in which the heroine is supposed to be liberating herself, Final Payments is surprisingly sexist. Having never freed herself from the outdated dreams of her solitary years, Isabel flings herself at almost any man. Her father always was the "strong man" for her:
Silvio J. Scaglione, moderator of last night's meeting, said the last EIS, completed in August of 1977, is now completely outdated because the MBTA has made major changes in its construction plans.
Spokesmen cited several flaws in the EIS, including outdated information on the proposed Alewife Parkway station, increased congestion in construction areas, and differing methods of subway construction that the MBTA has proposed.
He expects the new stringency to squeeze inflation down below 5% by late 1981. Consequently, interest rates will tumble. With inflation, taxes and interest rates all lower, business people will be able to invest in capital goods without demanding abnormally high rates of return to justify their outlays. Because those...