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Dominguez added that the measures are unlikely to produce a quick release of the hostages, saying, "They don't seem sufficiently stringent for Iran to give...
...worth 30 years ago to 8.2% today. Those rates are the lowest in all American manufacturing and will have to be improved in order to attract investment. Steelmen want the Government to raise their return by enacting tougher protection against imports, faster depreciation on plant and equipment, and less stringent environmental laws...
...many Crimson coaches, the conflict between the desire to win and the need to conform to Harvard admissions standards is often uneasy. Although coaches respect the academic goals of the office of admissions, many express frustration that arises not from stringent standards, but from other constraints. Joe Restic, Crimson football coach, says the biggest problem he faces is the relative unattractivenesss of Harvard's financial aid package...
...developing countries tend to shun loans from the IMF because of the stringent repayment and budget-cutting conditions that come along with the money. Nor does the fund seem prepared to ease back on its tough lending conditions. Says one official flatly: "IMF loans are usually harsh but essential to get a country that borrows them out of the economic mess that it is in. While I think that there will be tremendous pressure on the fund to ease off a bit, doing so would clearly be wrong...
...bishops bowed to papal insistence on a more stringent policy concerning mixed marriages. It has become common for mixed couples to wed in Protestant churches, or in a Catholic church with the Protestant spouse taking Communion...