Word: drew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What drew many was not a love of racing but the sunny weather and a chance to get together with friends...
...remarks on Monday drew a quick reaction oncampus as students postered yesterday to protestthe comments. The posters pictured prominentbisexual, gay or lesbian historical personalitiesin the middle of a quotation which said:"Professor Mansfield thinks [historicalpersonality] undermines civilization...
...when suffocating Democratic control of the House drove many of his Republican colleagues out of office and left others playing media games and resorting to political showmanship, Michel was an exception. He was a doer; he believed in legislation and in compromise. These qualities drew criticism from younger House Republicans, who claimed Michel was too accommodating and not sufficiently conservative. It didn't matter that Michel consistently ranked near the top in the National Conservative Political Caucus's annual evaluations of congressmen...
Meanwhile, as the boss was flying home from California Tuesday, Christopher and a reluctant Aspin had been sent to brief congressional leaders on Russia (which drew only one question) and Somalia. In a mistaken attempt at Socratic dialogue, Aspin asked the lawmakers what they thought should be done. This disastrous performance managed only to convince the congressional leaders that the Administration had no clue as to what policy to pursue...
Fogel applied economic principles to slavery in 19th-century America. His argument that slavery was economically efficient drew criticism when it was first published in the early 1970s...