Word: majority
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...major theme of Ford's speech was that of political moderation. He urged young Americans interested in politics to shy away from righteousness and extremism...
...Federal Trade Commission approved and announced Wednesday the details of its antitrust settlement with Intel. The surprise deal, which is still subject to public comment, was struck last week on the eve of a major antitrust trial. The truce helps establish new limits on the exercise of market dominance. In the Intel case, the microprocessor giant has agreed not to withhold -- or threaten to withhold -- technical information as a way of getting companies to sign away intellectual property rights. Computer makers such as Compaq, IBM and Dell are highly dependent on Intel for advanced information when designing new computers that...
...decline in doctors willing to provide abortions, as well as created a culture of fear for those who go to them. This violent targeting of abortion clinics and their doctors must end. Most pro-life activists do not condone these acts, however many of the major anti-abortion groups do not condemn them either. On the whole there is a dismaying lack of response from these groups, a silence which many take to be a form of consent. If opponents of abortion rights wish to give their movement any integrity, they must eliminate the violent elements which now conduct terrible...
TELEPHONE: There's a 50% to 60% chance each major carrier will suffer at least one failure of a mission-critical system (Gartner Group, premier Y2K consultants...
...last month's runway shows, Lonstein grabbed as many flashbulbs as visiting celebs like Julia Roberts. More surprising, the fashion world is taking her seriously. She's had doting spreads in the major women's magazines; last month Cosmopolitan even named her a contributing editor (job description: "providing trend updates, supplying party reports"). "Her designs are like Barbie-slash-Hello Kitty with Liberty of London mixed in," gushes designer Betsey Johnson. "Kind of Brigitte Bardot and beyond." Translation: low-cut frocks made of girlish fabrics such as dotted swiss and gingham, in pale pinks and blues that run completely counter...