Word: minority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...vote method may work sometimes, but when the majority fails to respect the minority, then a new representative process must be arranged. Of course, the democratic ideal should not be shunted aside on every minor occasion; nevertheless, when it will destroy much-needed organizations, it must be abrogated. In the case of the BSA, GSA and AAA, democratic representation in the council could condemn their organizations to continue to rely on small, self-raised funds. This must not be allowed; in fact their growth is so paramount that almost any method however heretical must be used to promote these institutions...
...Eddie degenerates from a giant among men (Kiel stands over seven feet tall) to the movie's only loser, an ultimately weak and impotent "non-man." This question of what is and is not a man, posed repeatedly throughout the movie by him and a variety of minor characters unifies the storyline and raises it above the level of simple fluff...
...speaking of the jeans -- I probably should mention them since they are the sole attraction by which Warner Bros, hopes to sell this movie -- yes, they have see-through buns. No, the movie is not about them. They are trivial, minor, almost inconsequential. They help explain how Fine Fashions gets out of debt to Mr. Eddie, and that is all. You might say the ad-men exaggerated...
...changes that the House and Senate finally agree to make in the new farm bill will undoubtedly be relatively minor compared with other domestic cuts. But the heated debate on the Senate floor last week indicates a growing discontent with the favored status farmers enjoy in receiving protection from the vagaries of the marketplace. Despite the hardship amid plenty that plagues farmers this year, simply continuing-and further bloating-the bewildering array of support programs will do little in the long run to assure that future supplies are geared to demand. Meanwhile, every good harvest will be bad news...
...grenade at that distance was a good shot with a lot of practice, according to police. Had Kroesen not been protected by the car's armor plating, he and the other occupants would certainly have been killed. As it turned out, the general and his wife received only minor cuts from the broken glass, and the others were unscathed...