Word: minored
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...caucuses next Feb. 8, but even there his support seems likely to scatter too widely to make much difference. Analysis of the second choices of probable caucus-goers polled by the Des Moines Register indicates Gephardt, Dukakis and Jesse Jackson might all gain 2 or 3 points, a minor pickup in a state in which no candidate has yet won the support of even a fourth of all voters polled...
...first anniversary of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 approaches, South Africa's white minority has neither chosen the carrot nor suffered the stick. The government of State President P.W. Botha has undertaken none of the political changes specified in the act, sticking instead to its own long-scheduled list of minor reforms. South Africa's economy, meanwhile, though limping in spots, has not endured any major setbacks as the result of either U.S. sanctions or similar punitive measures that have been imposed by 27 other countries. Says Helen Suzman, a staunchly antiapartheid member of South Africa's Parliament...
...Compton, 12 miles southwest of the epicenter, spokeswoman Andrea Guy said "major and minor structural damage" was apparently widespread. City Hall was closed after a woman was struck on the head by a chunk of falling ceiling plaster...
...pleased to remember that, if only by the accident of his father's army station, he cometh from Germany. McEnroe broke his old record for ugly behavior at the Open, earning $17,500 in fines and a two-month suspension. Shortly after, Czechoslovakia's Hana Mandlikova had a minor Mac attack worth $500. Asked what language Mandlikova chose to curse in, British Supervisor of Women Georgina Clark expressed more than the truth when she replied, "American...
...general, these cooked products cost twice as much as comparable cuts of raw chicken, but they are about one-third less expensive than fast-food counterparts. And though there are minor differences in preserving, cooking and packaging techniques, both companies follow roughly the same procedures. Chickens are injected with water (Holly Farms) or broth (Perdue), along with seasonings and such preservatives as dextrose, sodium phosphate, malic or citric acid; many of the Farms products also contain vegetable or coconut oil. Though several samples from both processors were bloody, the meat is generally cooked until well done to kill bacteria...