Word: meager
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...combination of recession and inflation. Though the slippage is doubtless temporary, it has led to great disillusionment among those left behind. Political Scientist Charles Lindblom of Yale asserts that capitalism in the past has depended on women, blacks and other groups to accept unthinkingly a disadvantaged role and a meager share of the system's rewards. Now they are pressing for full equality and, says Lindblom, "it's really touch and go" whether the system can satisfy them...
...seemed intent on boring his countrymen into voting yes. The referendum campaign nevertheless caught fire in its final days, generating as much confusion as clarity. Pro-and anti-Marketeers continued to engage in what the Duke of Edinburgh called a "bout of statisticuffs." Each side drew upon the same meager data to make contradictory claims about the impact of EEC membership upon the British economy. While anti-Europeans argued that a yes vote would be the death knell for British sovereignty, former Prime Minister Edward Heath, a tireless pro-Europe campaigner, hailed the EEC as a peace bond between France...
Having committed himself to a relationship with the U.S. that has brought him under considerable Arab criticism, Sadat has so far been disappointed by the meager returns. He staged a festive welcome for Nixon in Cairo last year and in return was grandly promised $250 million in aid and a nuclear reactor. To Sadat's chagrin, Congress delayed action on Nixon's promises. Moreover, Congress was giving "my good friend Henry," as Sadat has come to call Kissinger, a great deal of trouble. First Congress challenged his policies on Turkey and the Soviet Union, then two weeks...
...illegals come to the U.S. with hopes of economic betterment, but once they arrive many discover that they can expect to have a hard time. Unable to complain to authorities, aliens working as domestics, farm hands, restaurant employees or garmentmakers often must tolerate meager wages in return for the tasks they perform and sweatshop conditions on the job. Says a young Greek who jumped ship seven years ago: "We don't take jobs away from the Americans. Greeks wash dishes in restaurants for $100 a week. Americans won't do that." Yet in March, when the INS rounded...
...Crimson squad amassed 71 points with Somerville accumulating 42 points and Assumption a meager three points for its day's effort...