Word: fewer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Calling the decision a "significant change," Wilson said both Radcliffe and Harvard will benefit from fewer constraints on fundraising and the ability to seek large endowment gifts, while alumni will also gain increased flexibility in their donations...
...youths managed to befuddle the Israeli army and gain some national pride. But after 20 months of rebellion and bloodshed, Palestinians in the occupied territories are growing tired as they grimly realize that their heady sacrifices have yet to budge the Israelis. Although the intifadeh promises to smolder indefinitely, fewer and fewer Arabs are actively taking part in the violence. The worst outbursts of rage are now directed at other Palestinians, while weary residents are increasingly willing to defy the frequent strike orders that once commanded near total obedience...
...attackers. The next day the Luftwaffe was back, then the day after, and so began the Battle of Britain, the first ever to be fought entirely in the skies, anxiously watched by ordinary citizens below. Goring had roughly 1,400 bombers and nearly 1,000 fighters, the R.A.F. defenders fewer than 900 fighters. The opposing planes were roughly equal, the German Messerschmitts with a slightly faster rate of climb, the British Spitfires and Hurricanes more maneuverable. (The British also had some secret weapons: a radar warning system that the Germans greatly underestimated, and the Operation Ultra computer that broke most...
...heavily restricted discounts apply to tickets purchased by Sept. 1 for U.S. flights from Sept. 9 to Dec. 15. Other airlines quickly matched the cut-rate fares. Eastern, struggling to return to the air despite a long strike by machinists, said it would offer discounts with fewer restrictions beginning Sept...
...Merc's Japanese yen pit. The yen traders have long been viewed with suspicion by other brokers, while the old clique of soybean traders had a reputation for playing by their own, traditional rules and resisting interference, even from their exchange officials. The Government has accused no fewer than 19 of the 50 soybean brokers and 21 of the 70 yen traders of running their commodities pits like special clubs that illegally fixed their prices and profits, to the detriment of hundreds of customers...