Word: count
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...count with the bases loaded and Iwas expecting a pitch up in the zone," Keck said."I love coming up to the plate with men on, andcoming up with the big hit with the game on theline...
...election, then, becomes, a showdown with more than a presidency at a stake. Of course, Perrotta throws in hilarious subplots and side characters (like the bee who stings Mr. McAllister's eyelid) to keep the story from lagging but everything comes down to the election's final count. Who will win? Or rather, as Tracy puts it, who deserves to win? Or maybe, as Tami puts it, who cares...
...Payne and Perrotta are the true winners here. The latter's story opens the door for a number of equally subversive interpretations. Payne, mean-while, is a force to reckon with. He has a way of making every detail count--every shot is designed to probe closer into a particular character's head (even if it's Paul's empty one). With Citizen Ruth, Payne tackled abortion and he takes the middle ground again in Election...
...turns out that the most damning evidence doctors had against eggs was circumstantial. Eggs, or really egg yolks, contain about 215 mg of cholesterol. There is no question that eating a diet rich in cholesterol raises the level of cholesterol in the blood. A high cholesterol count (more than 240 mg/dl, or 6.18 millimoles/L) is clearly tied to a greater risk of heart disease and stroke. So it seemed logical to conclude that everyone should stop eating eggs...
...SCANDALS HAVE THEIR GOOD POINTS: At least from a letters-count perspective. The more President Clinton got into hot water and the more Kenneth Starr investigated, the more readers wanted to sound off. Monicagate was a major factor in the volume of mail we got this year and last. Here's a comparison of each year's Top Four letter-getting cover stories through March...