Word: lacking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that the forward momentum has drained out of its Russia policy. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, its chief architect, now advises "strategic patience." Republicans, enthused by polls that show growing discomfort with Clinton's leadership in foreign affairs, are hoping to draw blood from the Administration's evident lack of a Russia policy. An added incentive: Al Gore will be the Administration's point man in talks with Primakov...
...WHEN SOME PAGES GO UNNUMBERED: "If there was some consistency about the lack of numbers," wrote one frustrated reader, "I wouldn't mind so much. If yours was the only publication that practiced this insane policy, I wouldn't mind. But there isn't, you aren't, and I do." The reason for this irritant, in a nutshell, is that our magazine's ad content can vary from region to region of the country, leaving us unable to put numbers on those pages that don't appear in the entire circulation run. Trust us on this; we're not trying...
...digits in the 1970s, budget deficits ballooned in the '80s, and now a Democratic President congratulates himself for a budget surplus that he wants to use to pay down the debt. But some 60 years ago, when 1 out of 4 adults couldn't find work, the problem was lack of demand...
...trying to balance the budget. In 1938 the Depression deepened. Reluctantly, F.D.R. embraced the only new idea he hadn't yet tried, that of the bewildering British "mathematician." As the President explained in a fireside chat, "We suffer primarily from a failure of consumer demand because of a lack of buying power." It was therefore up to the government to "create an economic upturn" by making "additions to the purchasing power of the nation...
With 100 points this season, Harvard's shortest skater is second only to the 5'11 Mleczko among the nation's leading scorers. Shewchuk admits that her official height of 5'4 is "generous," but she makes up for her lack of size with her quickness and her ability to light the lamp at a frightening pace...