Word: minore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even the individual performances were not as abundant as usual, due to minor injuries to a few key performers--including All-American sophomore Ian Carswell (who runs middle distances) and co-captain Dan Dusek (who throws the javelin). However, the two are expected back by the Yale meet...
Increasing student interest in the council appears to be a consideration of minor importance compared to the other arguments in favor of direct elections. But even if only 10 percent of the student body votes, it would still be an improvement over the current figure, the proportion of the student body represented by council members themselves (roughly seven-tenths of one of one percent in the last election...
...returns. The Internal Revenue Service, under pressure to root out more fraud -- and more revenue -- has sharply stepped up the number of returns it rejects and audits. While encouraging taxpayers to file electronically-mainly to save irs manpower and paper work-this year the tax collectors returned, often for minor clerical errors, fully 20% of the 9.9 million electronic returns submitted through late March. The irs is running 11% behind last year in processing refunds, which exerts a $4.6 billion drag on the economy and is depressing retail sales nationwide. These delays often amount to eight to 12 weeks...
...Navy says disciplinary problems were quickly resolved. The two involved in the videotape incident were kicked out of the Navy. The harassment cases were settled by officers on the ship and deemed minor. Investigators could not find enough evidence that the female crew member was sexually assaulted. Gemmill says the total number of disciplinary cases was less than on previous cruises, while the carrier's maintenance levels and performance improved. Defenders of the new policy point out that the pregnancy rate aboard the Ike was far lower than the overall pregnancy rate for Navy women serving on land...
Decorated with blue balloons and gold moons and stars, the ballroom in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel struck me as grand and elegant, that is until I saw the frightening big hair, tight dresses, and overdone makeup. Luckily, these were only minor reminders of high school which I soon forgot, but a first-from Wigglesworth went as far to say, "Girls looked stupid and slutty...