The art faculty refused to issue a report, instead submitting a letter condemning Dr. Bharucha's "subtly coercive" request and opposing "the very principle of generating revenue through tuition from academic programs," even graduate programs.
The tone of these two sentences differ greatly, and most people will be more inclined to respond to the latter, more friendly and polite, request as opposed to the more strict and demanding former request – despite that it's actually the same request!
This was a surprising response as anecdotal experience and the literature finds that there is frequently a "general clearance" request as opposed to a specific question stated on the consultation request [ 8, 9].
That request was opposed by Republicans in Congress, who cited the danger of further cuts to the agency.
The unusual request was opposed by the prosecutor, an assistant United States attorney, Paul A. Weissman, who said it would be better to have a trial next year.
The vote in the United Nations General Assembly was sharply polarized, with 77 countries supporting Serbia's request, 6 opposed, including the United States, and 76 nations abstaining.
A public request, as opposed to Israel's discreet efforts in the past, would constitute a new approach in the campaign for Mr. Pollard's release and an additional twist in a long and painful chapter in Israeli-American relations.
Congress updated the tax code in 1924 to give the chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees the ability to obtain anyone's tax returns even if the request was opposed by the White House.
This request was opposed by the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union.
And those are the precise reasons for the prosecution's cover letter "request," as opposed to a flat out directive.
Mr. Rumsfeld defended the administration's practice of financing much of the Iraq and Afghanistan operations through supplemental requests, as opposed to the Defense Department's regular annual budget.
