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Word: minore (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Newt Gingrich has an eye for weakness, and when he spots it, he zooms straight in. Last week the House minority whip pounced on a tattered, Democratic- sponsored lobbying reform bill that was limping toward passage. He came in not for a kill, only to place a wound -- perhaps simply for pride of marksmanship. Straightening his Scotch tartan tie, the Congressman from Georgia upended his schedule, rushed from his second-floor office, stepped onto the House floor and delivered a five-minute, late-afternoon blast. He aimed at one minor and carefully buried clause, which he decried as "designed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Eyes of Newt | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

...however, the restaurant will remain largely unchanged. According to Michael T. McHale, a primary shareholder in the management group which purchased Tommy's, reforms will happen gradually. Minor renovations are scheduled for spring...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, | Title: No More Grease--Tommy's Is Sold | 10/6/1994 | See Source »

Following Harvard's lead, the Ivy League pulled off a minor miracle last Saturday, compiling a perfect 7-0 record in non-league games...

Author: By W. STEPHEN Venable, | Title: Ancient Eight Football Goes Undefeated | 10/5/1994 | See Source »

...instance, Himyo Suzuki '96 said her strong interest in Japan motivated her to minor in East Asian Studies...

Author: By Curtis R. Chong, | Title: Students Taking Japanese Slips By Nearly Half | 10/4/1994 | See Source »

...retaliation for that attack and three others by the Bosnian Serbs, three NATO jets destroyed a Bosnian Serb tank that had violated the 12.5-mile exclusion zone around Sarajevo. Attempting to further isolate the Bosnian Serbs from their longtime backers in Serbia, the U.N. Security Council voted to ease minor sanctions against Serbian-dominated Yugoslavia. The move came after Serbia's President agreed to enforce an embargo on the shipment of war supplies to the Serbs in Bosnia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week September 18-24 | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

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