Word: lowness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Clemente made the free throw to give Harvard a 55-52 lead, and a pair of nice low-post combinations by Coleman helped extend the edge to 59-53. Coleman, who has not started either of the Crimson's first two games this season, showed vastly improved mobility in the paint, hitting 5-of-10 shots while giving up several inches to the Crusaders' 7'1 center Josh Sankes...
...ordinance, $10 per hour was chosen because it was the lowest wage paid any unionized city employee. As such, it was seen as a minimal standard for a living wage. In fact, studies on the local cost of living show just how minimal it is. According to the National Low-Income Housing Commission, a wage of roughly $15 per hour is needed to live in the Boston area. Wider Opportunities for Women also found that in 1997, a living wage for families of varying composition would range from $11 to $18 per hour...
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...legalized bribery by Big Money interests who seek to influence politicians [NATION, Nov. 1], there is another problem with campaign funds. They are used mostly to purchase TV advertising. A mature and leading democracy like America should vote on the basis of reasoned argument, not because of cynical, low-minded commercials. Can you imagine 30-second spots as a replacement for the Federalist papers? Televised political ads are sold to our nation the same way as soap for dirty laundry. Like tobacco smoking, gambling and other expensive, unhealthy addictions, political TV ads should be taxed. At least we could...
...near Romania." This premature gesticulation caused me not only to sit in a corner and wear a dunce cap for the first three episodes but to do things never before seen on a game show. When the host began a question with the words "Venus flytrap..." I emitted a low, guttural noise, which sounded like reee. I had started to say the name of Tim Reid, the actor who played Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati, when I realized I couldn't think of his first name, so I halted mid-syllable, fearing a partial answer would help my competition...