Word: mold
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...middle of the week, the coaches promised Hu that he would be the man, again, on Saturday against Yale. And because Hu is the king of competitors, he responded with one of those games cut from the mold of those from previous seasons...
...proverbial bridge to the twentieth century. We shouldn't just gather in Loker and the IOP to watch the outcomes--we should be part of the outcomes. So savor today, and look forward to many years of actual lever-pulling in the future. The country is ours to mold and change. And sure, perhaps I haven't gotten any less idealistic than in my eighth grade election, but at least now I'm voting for the right party...
Livingston, a moderate Republican in the mold of one-time Representative and former New York City mayor John Lindsay, is pro-choice and pro-gun control. He also supported welfare reform, provided its harsh edges be blunted. In a district famous for bleeding-heart capitalists, Livingston preaches economic productivity to constituents who probably don't need his help, but traditionally like to help others...
Coburn broke a 74-year-old mold by winning this seat, which had been the Democrats' since 1920. With no political experience, he promised to read every bill that crossed his desk and burned lots of midnight oil fulfilling the pledge. (He also kept delivering babies on weekends.) A devotee of health-care issues, Coburn promotes the G.O.P. plan to save Medicare by limiting its funding increases to 7% a year...
...G.O.P. challenger Flores won 41% of the vote in a district that is only 26% Republican. Running against the same Democrat this year, the former teamster hopes his crossover muscle is more toned as he breaks the party mold with his support of labor and opposition to Republican legislation that would permit worker-management teams to negotiate outside union contracts...