Word: leans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Selma and Birmingham and some of the most violent civil-rights skirmishes of the 20th century. Much has changed since the turbulent Sixties, but there is still only one African American from Alabama in Congress. Despite a Democratic surge during the Wallace era, voters in the Camellia State still lean toward the g.o.p. as space-age communities like Huntsville grow and heavy industry, attracted by the state's red, iron-filled soil, declines...
...race for the seat left open by Democrat Glen Browder, straitlaced Republican Riley wouldn't seem much of a contender. But though the Third tends to vote Democratic in congressional elections, its Democrats lean toward conservatism. Riley, after two decades out of politics, was invigorated by the Republican revival and wants to help balance the budget, reform welfare, reduce taxes and put prayer in public schools...
...recently redrawn Fourth, it's hard to tell which way voters will lean--it's a whiter, more conservative district than the one Cynthia McKinney last represented. If it's conservative, Mitnick has the edge, with a core Republican platform of lower taxes, a balanced-budget amendment, school vouchers and the abolishing of the Department of Education...
...make a few more female hearts go pitter-pat. However, Nomura simply could not consistently execute the intense and virile baritone sound required by these haunting and often histrionic ballads. Famous for his smashing successes on the interntional vocal scene, the young singer has been praised for his smooth, "lean" sound. Perhaps such high expectations made Sunday's performance a tad disappointing. It seemed as if Nomura were holding back, afraid to overpower the audience with the full weight and resonance of his voice, which his beefy physique is capable of supporting. Instead, the baritone caressed and beautified his phrasing...
...this is the lean, fat-free 1990s, and superpremium ice-cream sales have been flatter than Nebraska, which makes Ben & Jerry's just another company with a management problem. So forget all the sugary explanations heard since CEO Robert Holland said on Sept. 27 that he would resign. The party line: Holland accomplished his mission, solving production problems and launching critical expansions into new products and countries; now the company needs a CEO with greater marketing skills...