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Word: meagerness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kabul and would be completely separated from male patients and medical personnel. We discovered that sick women are being sent to a crumbling old building that has no windowpanes, no running water, no proper operating room and barely enough electricity to power lightbulbs. The patients are tended by a meager female-only staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TYRANNY OF THE TALIBAN | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

...craft would go a long way. In fact, any number of improvements would--less inane lyrics, for example. Knox not only commits the traditional (and acceptable) pop crime of writing terrible, trite lyrics, he structures his songs (all 14 of them) such as to place special emphasis on his meager voice and lyrics. The spare arrangements simply highlight the artist's severe limitations as a vocalist and lyricist...

Author: By Jordan I. Fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Repetitive and Self-Indulgent Ramblings | 10/10/1997 | See Source »

Harvard's defensive line was able to hold Lehigh's starting quarterback, Seka Edwards, to a meager 39 rushing yards. And Edwards's arm proved no threat, completing only three-for-10 passes, and throwing three interceptions...

Author: By Jacob P. Goldstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Football Escapes Lehigh Scare | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

Warren was also compensated for moving expenses, her mortgage was subsidized and she received an allowance in lieu of benefits contributions. Her total compensation, excluding a meager $253 for her benefit plan...

Author: By Adam S. Hickey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Top Five Salaries Total More Than $1.5M | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

What constitutes effective oversight of that service remains a big question. As a means for exposing and punishing police misconduct, civilian review boards have a mixed reputation. Many have no subpoena power and meager investigative staff, which leaves them powerless to get to the bottom of cases. While the New York board is supposed to be made up entirely of civilians, a majority of its members are former law-enforcement officials, prosecutors and lawyers. "What is needed is an independent board of civilians who are trained in investigating complaints," says N.Y.C.L.U. head Siegel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOOD COP, BAD COP | 9/1/1997 | See Source »

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