Word: lessers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Anything run by women, especially middle-aged women with little economic or political leverage, seems to be lesser. It may be--only because men in power have never taken women seriously. For older generations of women, it was one of the only places in politics that they could be taken seriously. At any rate, the most recent presidential debates were taken away from the league--and the substantive content of the presentations didn't improve...
...sponsored by the American Jewish Committee shows similar feelings among rank-and-file American Jews. The survey found that 58% of American Jews endorse and 18% oppose Israeli-P.L.O. negotiations, provided Arafat's recognition of Israel and renunciation of terrorism are genuine. The poll found that, by a lesser margin, they favor Labor over Likud...
...Hockey East team. The team has to earn the bye," said Laing Kennedy, committee member and director of athletics at Cornell. "We took into account that Maine played a greater number of teams in the top 15. Harvard and [third-seeded] St. Lawrence played a lesser number of top 15 teams...
...rated clinics can honestly boast that up to 17% of their patients become parents as a result of IVF. But some lesser operations apparently cite similar potential success rates in their come-ons, even though their own performance may be far worse. Says Geoffrey Sher, medical director of San Francisco's Pacific Fertility Center: "The consumer is in the dark. A startling number of programs have never had a single baby born, and they are still quoting statistics." Doctors can start up clinics even if they have little experience or specialized training. "It's very easy for the medical profession...
Sources close to the case said India was willing to settle for a lesser amount than previously demanded because Union Carbide agreed to write the whole check right away. Last November the two sides had come close to agreeing on a settlement of $500 million, but that amount would have been paid out over ten years. Union Carbide, which has insisted that the leak was an act of sabotage by a disgruntled worker, will have no trouble raising the cash. The company had already set aside $200 million for the purpose, and its insurance will cover another $250 million...