Word: poore
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...curious that there's such universal agreement on the poor quality of many of today's TV shows [March 12], yet these very same programs are the ones that garner the highest ratings? Someone must be watching...
...showed that the President's peacemaking role, while widely applauded, had not transformed his presidency. True, 44% of those questioned gave high approval to Carter's conduct of foreign policy, a rise of 9 points in one month. But 47% rated his handling of energy problems as poor-the most negative rating ever accorded Carter by the poll-and 41% had the same low estimate of his management of the economy. His overall approval was a lowly 29%, up only 1 point from last month...
With his great political power Curley could easily have been a wealthy man, but he died relatively poor from giving more than he should to those in need. Except for Mayor Daley of Chicago, there has never been anyone like...
Although surgery was clearly called for, Barre's professorial temperament, combined with France's traditionally poor labor relations, has complicated the task. The West German steel industry had relatively little trouble gradually eliminating 100,000 jobs over the past 15 years because labor unions were consulted all along the way. But Barre's reforms were put forward as nonnegotiable, and he has refused to respond to union outcries. To be sure, the government has offered a variety of benefits to ease the pain: retraining programs, retirement at age 55, and severance pay of $11,700 for workers...
...fired by Lynch, a partner driven mad by the weight of his famous legal ancestors. The next morning, it is Lynch's turn to perform. In court to argue the case, he opens his mouth, but no words come out, leaving Weston to wonder if the poor wretch is going to make a silent oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals...