Word: among
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There are people who would like to do it. But given the lack of support among the people and the fact that the international situation is not favorable for such an attempt, I see no possibility of it happening...
Coleman and Wilder are running nearly even, but Wilder has wider support among women voters. Polls indicate that abortion is the decisive factor in the disparity. "I trust the women of Virginia," Wilder taunted his opponent in a televised debate last week. "That's the difference between you and I." Coleman is trying the hang-tough route, sticking to his staunch opposition to abortion in all cases except where the life of the woman is in danger. But he has promised that if he wins the election he will not propose legislation to outlaw the termination of pregnancies that result...
...common electron, which hovers around the nucleus of the atom; the "up" and "down" varieties of quarks, now known to be the constituents of protons and neutrons; and an obscure particle known as the electron neutrino. Neutrinos have no charge and no measured mass, yet are thought to be among the most abundant particles in the universe...
...looming anniversary of 1987's crash had prompted many on Wall Street to search for comparisons between 1987's boom and this year's. In an investor newsletter dated Oct. 1, Shearson Lehman Hutton cited twelve ways in which this year's rally seemed more likely to last. Among them...
...this year's rally has rested on some shaky foundations. Chief among them is the relentless pace of corporate takeovers, which enriched everyone on Wall Street, from stockholders to investment bankers. But the buyouts have been fueled by financing from a junk-bond market that was severely weakened last month when Canadian developer Robert Campeau nearly defaulted on $1.27 billion of debt payments on loans that he had used to acquire Allied Stores and Federated Department Stores. In the wake of Campeau's problems, the money for new takeovers has begun...