Word: weakening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...need a set of principles and a policy to stand by," said Green, who is now Leverett professor in the University. "If the policy does not work well, it can be changed. To weaken it from the outset is to get Harvard off to a bad start in this area...
...need a set of principles and a policy to stand by," Green said. "If the policy does not work well, it can be changed. To weaken it from the outset is to get Harvard off to a bad start in this area...
...main cause of incontinence and bedsores is being restrained and not being able to get to the bathroom." But wholesale budget slashing will no doubt pressure some facilities to cut corners. Senator William Cohen of Maine, one of the few Republicans to oppose the rollback, warns, "If we weaken federal enforcement, we will be sent back to the dark days of substandard nursing homes, with millions of elderly at risk...
...greater problem with F&Ss is that they create a parallel structure outside the College's existing social framework. Just as the final clubs hold members- and females-only parties in their buildings, F&Ss create an exclusive atmosphere through private functions and rush rituals. These happenings weaken the College's own social scene (arguably weak enough already) by sharply dividing the society of different groups...
According to Nixon, fewer secondary lenders might continue to lend under the program, since elimination of the subsidy would weaken the lenders' financial position and remove an incentive to lend to students...