Word: fewness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A major reason that medical practices vary so widely is that doctors suffer from a shortage of certain essential information. Despite the proliferation of medical reports and journals, there are few statistics on the comparative results of clinical procedures. And there is no comprehensive national collection of data concerning what...
Just a few months ago, Wuer was a handsome college freshman who listened to Beethoven, read classic Chinese novels and thought there was no greater adventure than riding horseback with cossack herdsmen in the cool mountains of his beloved Xinjiang autonomous region.
During the pro-democracy demonstrations, Wuer headed the banned independent union of students, where his sophisticated ideas and brash irreverence won him considerable celebrity. But it was less easy for those who knew him well to think of him on a hunger strike. Since childhood he had suffered acute stomach...
Bentsen's ranch is closed to the public. But every week or so, Calvin and his wife Marge throw a little picnic for a few of their friends near the rhino pastures. On a balmy spring evening, lightweight tables and chairs are set out under a mesquite tree, just as...
How could such a scandal remain uncovered for so long? The answer lies partly in the fact that no one was looking. During the Reagan years, Congress was more interested in blocking budget cutbacks than in examining how Pierce ran his department. Since housing was an unglamorous beat, few journalists...