Word: minuses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...polls were conducted over the phone Oct. 23-28. In Arizona, 807 likely voters were surveyed; in Nevada, 684; in North Carolina, 667; in Ohio, 779; and in Pennsylvania, 768. Arizona, Ohio and Pennsylvania had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, while Nevada and North Carolina had a margin of error of 4 percentage points...
...fact that my arms had begun to feel like two throbbing, slightly numb vestigial appendages, or that I was beginning to see spots in the heat. Mostly, it was one persistent little number that had been pulsing in my head for the past 240 excruciating minutes:$4.25.That, minus taxes, was how much I was being paid for each hour of increasing delirium and dehydration. No benefits, no breaks, and no entertainment. Worst of all, I had just stumbled upon this unpleasant new figure by receiving my first paycheck for two weeks of blissfully ignorant labor. You see, friends, the federal...
...remain inside or very close to the margins of error for those states. In Virginia, Obama's lead is far outside the margin of error, and McCain's lead in West Virginia is also solid. The polls of Nevada and Ohio have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, while those of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia have margins of error of plus or minus 4 points...
...tough re-election battle with Republican Tom Rooney, an attorney and well-funded opponent whose family owns the Pittsburgh Steelers. A survey of 400 likely voters conducted by Rooney's campaign in early September gave Mahoney a 48-41 lead, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 points. In a district where Republican registrants still lead Democrats by 41% to 37%, Mahoney has done his best to sell himself as a moderate Democrat, picking up an endorsement from the National Rifle Association. But Republicans had already targeted Mahoney as a vulnerable incumbent, especially since...
...friends, is how you cheer. I’ve seen many students coming out to the recent home football matches. They sport their fancy new, ‘Crimson Crazies’ T-shirts, get into the stands, and then…do nothing.I mean, nothing. Like zilch. Minus zilch. Which equals? Zilchy zilch.And I’ve been known to raise my voice a time or two or million to do my best to get the crowd going to support our teams—be it football or field hockey or basketball or women’s soccer.But...