Word: pattern
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...physics." He figures that the Democrats will have a lock on the House of Representatives for years because since the 1950s, Republicans have never been able to gain more than 192 seats, and that the Republicans cannot be dislodged from the White House in 1984 because of the historical pattern of the Electoral College system. Not much is going to change that arrangement, he feels, short of economic catastrophe or Armageddon. Busby...
...encounter with a woman who resides in Hanover, N. H., after having communicated with her through Xcalibur, Kay says that this "fun" method of communication is "quite different from the real world." Kay spotted his "computer-pal" as he walked by her terminal and by chance saw the typing pattern that corresponds to the pattern that he had been receiving at his terminal...
...text of the grievance also cited a "consistent pattern" of complaints received by the committee concerning allegedly had gynecologic and obstetric practices by Winig...
Actually, most of the Crimson aquamen were hoping for a change from the usual pattern of lopsided decisions. But their own offensive fireworks in the first quarter put that out of the question...
...González has built a reputation for moderation. In 1979, for example, he persuaded the party to drop the term Marxist from its platform. He has supported the government on such issues as antiterrorist laws and regional autonomy, and proceeded to mold the party in the pattern of social democratic parties elsewhere in Western Europe. The result has been growing public confidence in the party's ability to govern...