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Word: proportionately (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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But if it would be crass for the Democrats to blow Bush's comment out of proportion by labeling it as an offensive one, it would be simply responsible for them to criticize Bush's own awkward attempts to lure Hispanic voters to the Republican party.

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Que Pasa, George? | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

FOOTNOTE: *Newton's law holds that gravitational pull increases in inverse proportion to the square of the distance between two bodies.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Was Sir Isaac All Wet? | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

When Dukakis began his first term in 1975, there was little pressure to continue Sargent's efforts. The EPA, which turned the screws on other cities, was lax about Boston. It waited nearly five years before rejecting an application by the Dukakis administration for a waiver from the Clean Water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: While Back in Boston... | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

If anything, the National Geographic survey results highlight the danger of looking back at the expense of anticipating the future. As populations continue to soar in the Third World, the U.S. will represent a smaller and smaller proportion of the world's population. And economically, the Far East has already...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: "Cuba's Next to China, Right?" | 7/29/1988 | See Source »

On account of his leadership qualities and great baseball mind, Baylor has already been touted as a prospective manager, especially by those who would like to see Blacks receive a larger proportion of executive and managing jobs. Should the Red Sox give up on McNamara, Baylor would be a fine...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: "And at DH, Don Baylor..." | 7/12/1988 | See Source »

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