Word: lowered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...keeps voters away from the polls or prevents them from taking action against flaws in the system, it is obviously a detriment. Unfortunately, America is subject to both kinds of apathy. While there are probably fewer terrorist groups per capita than in most other countries, there are also lower voter turnouts at elections...
...America's favorite question a few years ago, but "What's the beef?" seems more appropriate now. The troubled meat industry, which has watched its market shrink as consumers turn toward lighter meals of fish and chicken, is experimenting with new breeds of beef-producing cattle that are considerably lower in fat and calories than the conventional product. These leaner beefs are beginning to find their way to market with names barely recognizable to most consumers. Nonetheless, Brae, zebu, beefalo and Chianina Lite will soon be tempting steak- and hamburger-loving Americans who want to get back to their...
...stew cuts, though acceptable, cooked so quickly that they did not absorb the flavors of seasonings, one of the advantages of the usually fatty, long-cooking cuts. As with all lean beefs, cooking is accomplished more rapidly because there is less fat to be cooked along with the meat; lower temperatures and one-half to two-thirds of standard cooking times are the rule...
...lean Chianina was developed at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and is expected to be in Texas supermarkets in late summer. It has 25% less fat and 36% fewer calories than ordinary beef, although the cholesterol content is not significantly lower. Chianina is a descendant of a breed raised in the Chiana Valley of Italy since Roman times. Cooked as directed, the rather pale meat with slightly yellowish fat was virtually tasteless except for slight acidic overtones. Most successful was the steak, pan-grilled and served very rare. What little fat there was in Chianina cuts had an unpleasant waxy...
...talent got a bit testy last week. Rivers bragged that her ratings as Tonight's host are higher than Carson's (actually, they are slightly lower when his reruns are factored out) and claimed that she had to fight to get offbeat guests like Boy George on the show. "I always felt I was a stepchild at NBC," she said. "In all the time I was there, I never met (Chairman) Grant Tinker." Carson, through a spokesman, said he was miffed that Rivers had negotiated a deal behind his back. NBC, meanwhile, pointed out that Rivers is joining a lengthy...