Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Prairie fire, that marvelous phrase you used as Governor in 1967, you used it again this week. That's another way of talking about political realignment or sea-change. Is that what's happening out there with your re-election-a sea-change? Is it bigger than Ronald Reagan...
...that if the Republicans lost any more attendance at such gatherings, they could next meet in a telephone booth. For the past year the G.O.P. has controlled just 15 statehouses. The good news for Republicans from this year's 13 gubernatorial races is that they will need a bigger caucus room next summer; the bad news is that it will not have to be much bigger than a phone booth. They won a net gain of at most two Governor's mansions, but two of four G.O.P. incumbents were defeated...
...hard to adjust from playing end to tackle," says the articulate government major. "I didn't have the confidence to play against bigger guys until late in the season...
...showdown for the title that had been in the works since the start of year. The two best teams, the histroy the rivaly. "Penn's not a rivalry; it's a war." senior offensive tackle Roger Caron said. "Nothing would be better (than beating Penn). It would be bigger than Yale. Definitely bigger...
...currently enjoying a 6% growth rate. It might be even better, said Narongchai, were it not for tensions between the country's major ethnic groups. Wealthy businessmen of Chinese descent are nervous about the government's long-range plans to keep giving the native Malays a bigger role in the economy. Moreover, the government intends to curb its spending because of a persistent budget deficit that now totals 12% of the gross national product. Partly for that reason, growth may slip next year...