Word: occurance
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...their decision influenced the verdict. "We weren't thinking, 'We'll have this verdict so another riot won't break out.' That wasn't on our mind," said a female juror, who appeared in silhouette on a Los Angeles news program with her voice altered electronically. "If a riot occurred, it would occur." But a day before the final verdicts, the jury forewoman told Judge Ouderkirk that "one juror has expressed fear for herself and her family...
...Washington State, for example, voters must submit their petitions for absentee ballots for every separate election, be it primary or final, or even the random school levies that occur in January. Since such petitions are not accepted for more than a certain window ahead of time, one can't simply mail every card at the beginning of the year. And while senior citizens and disabled Americans may now register as permanent absentees in many states, there is no recognition of such a common absence as college...
While Bok acknowledged in an interview yesterday that the well-paid professions all need well-qualified and talented people, he cited the problems which occur in these fields when the highly-skilled person enters the work force...
...worry about earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other natural disasters because they frequently affect populated areas. But we underestimate the danger of asteroid and comet strikes because they often occur in the ocean...
Opponents of a market health care system claim that if the number of doctors were to increase because of a relaxation of government regulations, the quality of doctors and the care they provided would suffer. But certification does not necessarily equal quality. A slight slip of the scalpel can occur even to a board-certified physician. Likewise, a degree from a newer medical school does not preclude high performance...