Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Body Count's tracks are genuine, grinding hardcore. Ernie C. flavors his thick guitar sound with heavy chops and a minimum of fast-handed solos--perfect for a Rollins-genre hardcore act. "Body Count," "Bowels of the Devil" and "KKK Bitch" begin with a rush of Ernie C's groove that is promptly followed by an explosive kickstart from the rest of the band...
...almost feel that people are slighting me, or not taking me seriously, when they call me "Jon," as if they are thinking they can get away with anything less than the real McCoy. "Jon" is the bare minimum--the shortest abbreviation of my name those butchers could possibly shrink it to and still get my attention...
...felt an acute sense of rejection when I learned that AAA had deserted me and all those Asian students whose rights they purport to promote--the simple majority of us who will never, even with spike heels, make the 5'6" minimum; who spend hours at the mall looking for clothes that won't make us look like little girls playing dress-up in mom's clothes; who deal with jeans and slacks rolled up into jumbo doughnuts around our ankles; who scour "petite" departments for clothes that are vaguely fashionable and aren't designed for middle-aged country club...
Other students say what drew them to buying on credit was the many uses for the card. They order by phone from mail order catalogs and have convenient access to money. In addition, they can establish credit histories, since credit companies waive minimum income requirements...
...prevent further deterioration of the Angkor monuments, scientists need to explore what made the ancient society work. At a minimum, they have to understand the remarkable water-management system created by the Khmers. Beginning in the late 9th century a succession of Kings constructed enormous reservoirs, some as large as 20 sq. mi. These barays and a complex gravity-fed network of moats and canals provided an almost continuous supply of water so that three rice crops a year could be grown. That production enabled Khmer Kings to extend their empires and build temples to their own divinity...