Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Arab terrorists, Jonah's sojourn in the belly of the whale, the historic wreck of a French ship and the religious experiences of an American astronaut. The localized pleasures in each chapter -- Barnes is both erudite and witty -- are somewhat diminished by the suspicion that the end design will amount to no more than academic playfulness. There is much to savor in this book and a little to deplore, including the author's determination to indulge himself instead of his readers...
...mechanistic approach like Gramm-Rudman is not the real solution to the budget deficit. Says Speaker Foley: "No amount of tinkering with the legislative process can substitute for a commitment to get spending under control. Some people look to procedural changes to get us out of our current mess. Will is what's required." There are no shortcuts on the road back to fiscal responsibility and economic health...
...system would also preserve a large amount of student choice. The non-ordered choice system might even provide students with more choice than the present system, since students would be listing their top four choices instead of their top three...
...continue to think that move made sense," Clark said. "A significant amount of the placement budget was going for something that didn't seem to produce enough results. If we're going to support students interested in public interest law, we have to think about what's the best...
Also under consideration was the prohibition of spring football in an effort to reduce the amount of time serious athletes must spend on the playing fields...