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Word: poorness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...poll of Congressional performance, 47 per cent said Congress' work had been fair and 36 per cent said its performance had been poor. Four per cent said they were unsure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Latest Survey Shows Low Rating For Congress | 9/19/1979 | See Source »

...energy matters, 49 per cent rated Congress's performance poor, while 41 per cent said it had done a fair job. Eight per cent gave Congress a good or excellent rating while three per cent were undecided...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Latest Survey Shows Low Rating For Congress | 9/19/1979 | See Source »

...Those poor guys," a spectator said of Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried, who both bring in over a hundred thousand dollars annually on the pro tour, "how do they play with so many distractions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Open Season | 9/18/1979 | See Source »

Though most of the school's students are young or middle-aged people who want to break away from urban life, more older people are beginning to sign up. Hennin had hoped for a higher proportion of applicants with low incomes, but poor people seem to believe they do not have the time or the money to build a house. Pat disagrees: "Many poor and working people buy a trailer for $18,000, and spend a fortune heating it and patching up the rust. For much less, they could have a solid house, a good investment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Have Hammer, Will Teach | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

...Citing poor health, Taraki resigned in favor of Prime Minister Hafizulla Amin. The 50-year-old Amin has emerged recently as the pro-Soviet regime's most prominent figure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Afghan President Resigns Office | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

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