Word: fewer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...longer we continue to ignore students' demands, the fewer people we will have voting in our elections. Once we start listening to students, we will almost magically find ourselves credited with the legitimacy that has been so elusive throughout our embarrassing past...
...admit: You couldn't care less about the midterm elections. Fewer Americans voted in the primaries this year than ever before, and polls indicate that just 35% of the electorate--another record low--plans to turn out Nov. 3. But that date still has both parties sweating. Midterm elections can produce big shifts in the congressional balance of power, and in this case, even modest gains by either party could determine the fate of Bill Clinton's presidency. But if you really want to get in on the action (and we know, you've got better things to do), then...
Congress there will probably be fewer than 200. There were 58 Democratic Senators; that number could be below 40 after Nov. 3. Republican dominance in the states has all but secured a G.O.P. majority in Congress for at least a decade, and a Clinton-style Republican Governor named Bush is front running in the next presidential campaign. By this time two years from now, Democrats may only be starting to comprehend the damage the Clinton presidency has wrought...
...game in which he completed more passes to the wrong guys (two, to the Kansas City Chiefs) than to his own teammates (he was 1 for 15). Charger fans, questioning the wisdom of the front-office dolts who gave an $11.25 million signing bonus to a guy who completes fewer passes than Bill Clinton, even booed a televised public service announcement by Leaf at a home game...
Kids will love this. Eating sweets may ward off ear infections--if the sweet contains a sugar substitute called xylitol. In a Finnish study, children given chewing gum with xylitol had 40% fewer ear infections. Xylitol, it turns out, is a powerful antimicrobial. It is used in small quantities to help sweeten Trident Advantage, Breath Assure and other sugarless gums...