Word: factor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most women cited more than one factor in their decision to have an abortion. Among the reasons were concerns about how motherhood would change their lives, financial problems, single parenthood, the responsibility of parenthood, others knowing they were pregnant, maturity and how many children they already...
...Mayor Daley deserved to win because he made sure that he would have enough votes to win from the outset, and he ran a smart, fair campaign. In Chicago, since everyone is a Democrat, political lines must be drawn on different factors. Race is a particularly useful factor for lining up allegiances, since the Black community no longer trusts the white politicians who have abused them for years, and the white community is afraid that Black politicians will allow their city to fall into ruin...
...NOTEBOOK: Zimmerman expressed his appreciation for the vociferous support from the large Harvard contingent. "The crowd is definitely a major factor," Zimmerman said. "It's great to have the crowd get into it."...Harvard hockey Coach Bill Cleary was spotted in the stands at the match Saturday. According to Fish, Cleary is quite a competitor on the court as well as on the rink. "Tennis is my favorite sport," Cleary told a fellow spectator...
...along the potentially troublesome southern Asia flank. (In Azerbaidzhan, a few Muslims have been waving photos of the Ayatullah Khomeini or sprouting Iranian-style beards. However, there is sparse evidence of religious fanaticism, either inspired by neighboring Iran and Afghanistan or encouraged by the Soviets' own tolerance.) The crucial factor is awareness inside the Kremlin that economic and cultural stagnation stems largely from the Communists' dogged policy of repressing religion and other forms of independent thought. Islam, like the country's other religions, is a major beneficiary of "new thinking...
...biggest factor today is that the freshmen pitchers were really great," O'Connell said. "When the pitchers do well, then the defense is able to play well...