Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...party that does not control the White House. Actually, however, the big off-year gains by the opposition party have generally been made during the incumbent President's second term, not during his first. Moreover, the Democrats have a number of important factors working in their favor...
Carter's last-minute tax bill was not that much different from the one that was approved. It proposed a slightly larger tax cut of $18.3 billion that was tilted in favor of lower-income taxpayers. Those earning more than $50,000 a year would have received a smaller reduction; those making less than $15,000 would have got a bigger break. The taxpayers in between would have fared about the same. The Administration bill also accepted the capital gains tax reduction but offered a complicated graduated minimum tax instead of the flat 10% minimum rate in the committee...
...nine years since then. More than 75% state flatly that Chappaquiddick would not be enough to sway their vote against him if they felt that he were the best man. Despite Kennedy's denials, a majority of the voters think he will run for President. Moreover, Democrats currently favor him over Jimmy Carter by a huge margin for their party's nomination...
...their summer lunch hours in midtown Manhattan, office workers now can pass up the hot-dog man in favor of felafel wrapped in Syrian bread, or quiche Lorraine, a gyro sandwich, shish kebab or exotically spiced vegetarian dishes. At stands on corners all over the city, teenagers sell juice freshly squeezed from oranges and watermelons...
...prescreening for tight joints or other abnormalities." Doctors also recommend a complete physical (including the treadmill stress test) for anyone over 35 before any form of exercise is begun. In selecting a sport, weight, body build and general flexibility must be considered. Fat people should forsake jogging in favor of sports like swimming that mitigate the effects of gravity. Women are looser jointed than men, therefore less likely to suffer muscular strains and tendinitis, but are more susceptible to joint problems...