Word: burnered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Moulton spaculated atherosclerosis-focused endostain tests on humans may be put on the back burner while the drug tested on cancer patients...
...peace process is on the back burner until Israel votes for a new government in June, although Hussein will spend time urging Yasser Arafat not to declare a Palestinian state before Israel's election. But Hussein's return was enough, Tuesday, to remind Israelis and Palestinians there are still things both can celebrate -- such as his longevity...
Investors know that an impeachment vote and subsequent Senate trial "would cripple Washington for the foreseeable future," says Baumohl. Pressing issues such as Social Security would have to be put on the back burner, which could scare off investors from pumping money into the market -- and that's not even taking into account the volatile Iraqi situation. Even a sudden resignation by Clinton to end the crisis would not necessarily bring relief. "Gore remains an unknown quantity as a president," says Baumohl, and investors would be likely to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. Even on matters of impeachment...
...part of cross-country is mentally being able to overcome changes in pace," Martin said. "A lot of times the first mile can turn into a barn burner and you'll end up sucking wind early in the race, but that's the makeup of a really great runner--someone who is able to react to changes like that...
WASHINGTON: So what happens next? Despite the solemnity with which you'll hear them treat the forthcoming impeachment hearings, House members are set to put this constitutional process on the back burner and concentrate on the more urgent need to press the flesh in their constituencies. It's up to the hardworking aides of the House Judiciary Committee to sweat the small stuff -- like which parts of Monica Lewinsky's testimony are credible. And counsel for both sides may well go 15 rounds on how many of those 15 impeachment charges cited Monday should be investigated...