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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cooperation forum, a four-year-old association of 11 Asian nations and the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. At this point, it amounts to little more than a trade-issues study group. Though Washington has avoided taking any position on the matter for now, the U.S. might eventually prefer to see APEC become a mechanism to bind Pacific Rim nations into a NAFTA-style trade family, especially in the face of sentiment building among some Asian nations in favor of regional trade arrangements that exclude the U.S. "The U.S. has at long last started to look seriously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing the Waters | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

...would love to eat Mather food, but we try not to allow him to eat it, "We prefer to keep him on stuff he was designed to handle...

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Is Harvard Going to the Dogs? | 11/20/1993 | See Source »

...feel that there are really more Harvard alumni and older people coming to the Harvard-Yale game, who prefer to do their partying before the game," he said...

Author: By Emily Carrier, | Title: New Haven Readies For Harvard Game | 11/20/1993 | See Source »

Though youngsters tend to prefer recreational activities, Greenidge says he hopes the center will serve other functions as well...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Local Youth Center Defies Skeptics | 11/17/1993 | See Source »

...Scientists have identified the active ingredients in the kudzu vine's roots, which have been used by the Chinese for 1,300 years to treat alcohol abuse. The extract cut in half alcohol consumption in certain hamsters that prefer booze to water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Nov. 15, 1993 | 11/15/1993 | See Source »

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