Word: minore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sadly practical question that mystifies everyone: Why did he take his life over something that he probably could have explained away after some necessary minor embarrassment? He could have apologized, said it was an unintentional mistake, a technical mix-up of the fruit salad. He might have offered his resignation to the President, which the President might then, with a gracefully deprecating remark, have refused...
However, Tananbaum said there have been some minor problems in the relationship...
Clinton's announcement was a minor blip on the screen in China, says TIME's Mia Turner in Beijing, because the Chinese have long expected to be granted MFN status. At a Foreign Ministry Press briefing on Tuesday, the Chinese official line was simply that the United States had made a wise decision. But there is still considerable dissatisfaction with the U.S. in Beijing. Trade officials there are are angry that the MFN status has only been renewed for one year, and are still upset over last week's trade sanctions. "The Chinese are reacting very strongly to the sanctions...
...began its most recent review in February, after a rash of minor mishaps. In one incident, a jet arriving in Nashville landed with such force its landing gear collapsed. The agency found ValuJet to be in full compliance with regulations but expressed concern about pilot training and maintenance. Last week's ill-fated DC-9, which Jordan said was built in 1969, had passed an inspection...
Plainly, the four men and two women in the jury box felt otherwise. After just 15 minutes of deliberation, they convicted the Provenzinos of violating a two-year-old city ordinance that requires parents to "exercise reasonable control over their minor children." It was the first time parents had been charged under the ordinance. The Provenzinos were fined $100 each and ordered to pay $2,000 in court costs. Given that they could have been socked with civil damages of up to $27,000, Anthony, 48, a restaurant cook, and Susan, 44, a bookkeeper, got off easy...