Word: itemization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have the same ailment. (I predict that honey-roasted songbirds will be the snack of choice by then because they will turn out to be the last remaining edible creature that is domestically plentiful, low in fat and still has not been made into a trendy snack item...
...poetry is so serious, though nearly all is thought-provoking. His reading included humorous pieces through which, Wallace said, he attempts to "give dignity to commonplace things." Among those "commonplace things." Among those "commonplace things" were artichokes, bananas, galvanized corrugated iron, can openers and men's underwear--the last item earned chuckles from the audience and a wry smile from Wallace-Crabbe's wife Marianne...
...face, Harvard's position against the pay raise holds water. The administration claims budget constraints and says it's having to cut back already. Indeed, the union payroll is the largest single item in each of the faculties' budgets. Overall, the 3600 union members receive $80 million annually...
Emphasized are domestic issues including the 1992 GOP goals: reform of Congress, a balanced budget amendment, a line-item veto. It focuses on the free market as the solution to social problems...
...famous rationing system. At the heart of the system is a list of 709 medical conditions ranked in order of seriousness and responsiveness to treatment, from bacterial pneumonia (1) to anencephaly (709). The legislature determined how much the state could afford and then drew a line at item 587 (inflammation of the esophagus). Conditions above the line would be covered for everybody; those below would get no coverage...