Word: meagerness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carefully avoiding any mention of its own struggles against capitalism, Peking has complained that "many Chinese in Viet Nam had the meager fruits of decades of hard work confiscated and stolen; most Chinese living in Ho Chi Minh City had their property searched and impounded before having to flee in a pathetic state...
Yale uncorked most of its meager speed in the 100-meter dash and the 110-meter high hurdles, as Bulldog sprinters grabbed first in both events. The Crimson, however, answered with seconds and thirds...
Under Tennessee's well-meaning law, Miss Mary is now liable for the costs of the suit brought, against her wishes, to have her feet cut off. Her only asset, beyond meager Social Security benefits, is her house, appraised by tax collectors at only $16,000 but located in a Nashville commercial district. A court hearing is scheduled for this week on whether to force her to sell the house to pay for having been protected...
...important purposes. It is also one of the most difficult, because the amusement always has to be newer and on a higher level. So we are on a kind of spiral The higher you go, the narrower the circle. As you go ahead the field of choice becomes more meager, in terms of self-entertainment. In the end, working is good because it is the last refuge of the man who wants to be amused. Not everything that amused me in the past amuses me so much any more. " ?Saul Steinberg...
...NOTEBOOK: Coach Loyal Park was pleased with the squad's first northern outing of the year, and surprisingly not concerned with the Crimson's meager total of four hits in the contest. "They're a good ball club, and we were a little anxious about opening today. It's a natural thing," he said...