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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fishes into 48 -- different from anything that had preceded it. Hall flew back to George Washington University, where he is director of the in-vitro lab and where Stillman heads the entire in-vitro fertilization program, reassured that people would view his work as he saw it: a modest scientific advance that might someday prove useful for treating certain types of infertility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cloning: Where Do We Draw the Line? | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

...entering a period of sustained, moderate growth fueled by low interest rates," notes Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Clinton's chief economic adviser (and Wescott's new boss). "But we would still like to see higher employment, the creation of more permanent jobs and stronger American exports." Tyson is forecasting modest 3% growth in the inflation-adjusted gross domestic product for the remainder of this year and into next. The question is whether even that pace can be maintained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slipping into Gear | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

...white ethnics backing Giuliani. The swing factor is the city's growing Hispanic electorate, which gave Dinkins 64% of its vote in 1989 but may deliver less for him this time around. Whichever candidate they elect, New Yorkers can only hope that their new chief executive will be modest enough to borrow a page or two from the new breed of mayors in America's smaller cities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Politics of Disgust | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

...while modest Harvard students would not confess to looking too closely, many noted black and orange "P"'s painted on the men's bodies...

Author: By Laurie A. Sheflin, | Title: Nudes Flash Chem Lecture | 10/26/1993 | See Source »

...modest start and we need more," said Michael B. McElroy, Rotch professor of atmospheric science...

Author: By Nicholas Corman, | Title: Profs Review Clinton Climate Plan | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

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