Word: minore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feel the council is running smoothly, and the changes I put forth have been, with a few minor exceptions, completely implemented," Heinicke wrote. "After a year and a half of giving the council everything I had, I feel it is time to step aside and let someone else infuse fresh energy into the position...
...first year student suffered a concussion and a case of minor amnesia after she was struck by a car last week while crossing Quincy Street...
Victory? Only one bringing to mind King Pyrrhus' lament after a battle against the Romans: "Another such victory and we are undone." Saddam's losses were relatively minor: some sophisticated milling and welding equipment, but only antiquated military gear. For that price, he exposed new strains in the U.S.-led alliance against him. Russia, Egypt and other Arab states expressed misgivings; France, though it participated in some bombing, criticized the missile attack. Paris seemed wary of antagonizing its allies in the Arab world, and Moscow appeared to be afraid of Russian nationalists who deplore any kowtowing to the U.S.; those...
...fair, the White House was not alone in underestimating the depth of feeling. For days the editorial writers and pundits tiptoed around the controversy. "Is this minor scandal troubling?" asked the Los Angeles Times. "Yes. Should it embarrass Clinton and the Bairds? Most certainly. Should it disqualify Baird from being Attorney General? We think not." But the people's press, especially the radio shows, came down very differently. "Talk shows were like town meetings," says Estrich. "When an issue takes hold with the people, you don't need a formal political process for the country to reach a decision. They...
...minor matter after the fact, but itcould have been a worse situation," Hallisey said