"I wonder how they can preserve the old buildings and still make them decent to live in," he said.
The Commissioners state their preference for not ending the practice of Members employing their researchers and secretaries, but rather ensuring that they have increased support to make them decent and effective employers.
"The owner is making no attempt to repair the buildings or fix the violations or make them decent places to live," said Mr. Cestero, whose agency has so far paid for roughly $850,000 in emergency repairs in the 25 buildings, money Ocelot now owes the city.
Their marriage prospects were grim because of their mixed religious background and poverty -- and the absence of a father or elder male relative to make them a decent match -- said Shail Verma, a psychiatrist who counseled the mother after her daughters' suicides.
For many of his competitors, Rockefeller had merely to show them his books so they could see what they were up against and make them a decent offer.
Legalized immigrants also have greater ability to unionize and demand decent conditions, making them less likely to undermine the status of low-wage Americans.
Our job is to represent them and make them have a decent standard of living".
You need to control your expectations, but they're quite effective for their size, and combined with the fact that they're powered and super-portable, this makes them a pretty decent buy.
I've always believed that if someone's religion makes them a better, more decent human being, then their faith is of great value, but if it doesn't, then it's worthless.
