Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...King Hussein's insistence that the Soviet Union attend an international conference at which negotiations would take place. Because the Soviet Union's agenda for the Middle East is suspect, Hussein's position has elicited strong opposition. Yet the position is understandable given Jordan's difficult relations with less-moderate Arab neighbors...
...Osborne's number-one ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers have just pulled to within a point of the Miami Hurricanes, 31-30, with less than a minute remaining. A tie would preserve the Huskers' unbeaten record for the season. Number-two ranked Auburn, however, might get enough votes to steal away the national title due to its unbeaten record...
Vellucci often claims credit for the fact that both universities give the city payments "in lieu of taxes" based on the value of their tax-exempt properties in the city. Harvard pays about $850,000 each year, and MIT a little less...
...College's chief disciplinary body last Tuesday also handed down the same punishment to four other students who shattered a window near the Black student that same night, less than an hour before that student received the phone call containing a racial slur. The events of that early January morning rocked the Harvard community, spurring a reassessment of racial attitudes on campus...
...matter, the French last week held a referendum on independence in the islands. The result: 48,611 vs. 842 in favor of remaining a French territory. But Kanaks argued that the tally was not conclusive. As a result of a boycott organized by the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front, less than 20% of all eligible Kanak voters cast ballots. Said Jean-Marie Tjibaou, president of the Kanak front: "The referendum in no way changes the situation...