Word: itemizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...result "underscores the difficulty of judging how much of Perot's standing is really support for Perot rather than a yearning for a nonpolitical alternative." In another experiment, Kohut found that Perot fell from first place to second in a three-way test when the questionnaire omitted a preliminary item comparing only Bush and Clinton. When confronted solely with choosing among the trio, some voters apparently move from Perot to "undecided." When opinion is in as mercurial a phase as it is now, small changes in polling methods affect results...
Perhaps this year's hottest-selling summer fun item, the Super Soaker looks like a neon machine gun and can shoot a stream of water up to 50 feet; the largest size, Super Soaker 200, holds two liters of water...
Many Boston stores have complied with the mayor's request and removed the Super Soaker from their shelves. But most have not agreed without reluctance--gearing the loss of a popular item will further hurt already lagging sales...
While the President glances through a green folder, the officials responsible for each item on the day's agenda begin briefing him from a lectern beside the table. One day the topics might be land reform and the economic difficulties of Russia's Far North. On another day the focus might be on more immediate problems, like the conflict with Ukraine over the Black Sea fleet. Yeltsin usually listens in silence, his immobile face looking as if it were carved in stone. He has the reputation of being a tough taskmaster, but he is also said to be fair...
Latest hot item in stores across the country: fashions from South Central L.A.'s Cross Colours. The all-cotton duds sport slogans urging youths to stop gang violence (PEACE N THE HOOD) and stay in school (EDUCATION IS THE KEY). Best message: owners Carl Jones and T.J. Walker's success. They expect to gross $40 million this year...