Word: minored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Experts point out that people who embark on a low fat-high exercise program in order to achieve a lean body may be surprised by one common result. Replacing fat with muscle often produces only a minor drop in weight, and sometimes even a gain. Patti O'Brien, 34, an editor in New York City who participates in triathlons, has reduced her body fat from 17% to about 11% over the past 18 months; she now weighs 132 lbs., only 3 lbs. less than before. Still, she does have a firmer, slimmer body. Says a jubilant O'Brien: "My clothing...
...more substantial jurist might have better withstood the slow drip of corrosive revelations about his earlier life. But so little was known about Ginsburg that it was easy for minor matters to grow into major questions about his fitness to serve. His admission that he smoked pot should not have been an automatic disqualification. If it were, the ranks of Government might be devastated. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has reported that more than 23% of the adult population has used marijuana, including a staggering 64% of those ages 18 to 25. Indeed, two Democratic presidential candidates, Albert Gore...
...Democratic Congressman John Dingell accused Ginsburg of destroying drafts of a letter on Government antitrust policy while he was at the Justice Department. Ginsburg countered that the drafts were prepared by his staff without his approval. Without the admission that he had smoked marijuana, it is unlikely that these minor accusations would have derailed Ginsburg's nomination. But his qualifications were certain to undergo critical scrutiny by an American Bar Association committee. During his confirmation for the D.C. Appeals Court, the A.B.A. had rated Ginsburg only as "qualified," the lowest of three passing grades...
...little scary," says Susan J. Levine '90, who plays two minor roles in the play. "But it's not scarier than a regular show in a house. It's the same thing." Levine, who has never performed in a mainstage production before, says she is excited to perform in a proscenium...
Roosevelt received some minor bruises, and went home to sleep off his injuries. "But the cup is beyond repair," he said...