Word: almosts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sister Beth has confused almost all of the facts. Having me here is the best thing that has happened to her since I stopped stealing the candy bars out of her lunch...
...when higher education is big business, when "prestigious" diplomas mean as much as they ever have, and financial scandals seemingly touch almost all the nation's most respected institutions, it does not seem too much to press harder for open information from the schools themselves. If they do not owe it to Justice Department investigators, they owe it to their own pursuers of the truth...
...bats--wood ones, of course. There was this one bat (Johnny Bench model, 30-ouncer) that I made sure was always properly placed in our team's equipment bag. I almost hit my only real home run (you know, when the ball actually goes into the trees on no bounces) with it. The pitcher was this short loudmouth who looked like Emmanuel Lewis with a James Brown hairdo. I hit the ball into the center field trees and began my first true home run trot, just like the big leaguers. But as I rounded second, the umpire told...
Meanwhile, Americans were working on far more valuable computer parts. Using systems called silicon compilers, U.S. engineers have been able to design a vast array of custom chips to suit almost any purpose. These specialized chips can be much more profitable than the commodity chips mass-produced by the Japanese. As more and more instructions are etched onto chips, the balance of power in electronics is shifting from manufacturing prowess, Japan's strength, toward software and design, in which the U.S. excels...
...Failure is not allowed," Muslim patriarch Saeb Salam instructed 63 surviving members of the Lebanese parliament elected in 1972 as they sat down to ponder a solution for their country's devastating 14-year civil war. In fact, failure in Lebanese peace efforts has become almost customary. But after two weeks of consultations in the Saudi Arabian resort of Taif, the parliamentarians -- 33 Christians and 30 Muslims -- were close to agreement on a plan to establish a "government of national reconciliation." It calls for Muslim-Christian power sharing and phased withdrawal of the 40,000 Syrian troops who have been...