Word: reductionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The weakening process began when Bush abandoned his "no new taxes" pledge and deprived Republican right-wingers of their favorite issue. Then Congress rejected the deficit-reduction package negotiated by White House aides and congressional leaders. After that, the President went from bad to worse as he alternately attacked the...
How well the canola refrain will continue to play is anyone's guess. For one thing, the relative scarcity of domestic supplies could crimp future sales. To confuse matters more, some health researchers are beginning to question whether a reduction of cholesterol is necessarily good for everyone. Just this August...
In the wrangling over deficit reduction this year, most of the participants from both parties assumed at first that the Department of Defense would have to accept major spending cuts. But then came the gulf conflict, and the hoped- for peace dividend began to fade. Budget summiteers made an implicit...
Travelers will ultimately suffer from the cutbacks. Some carriers have eliminated flights on their least profitable routes and tightened up on such passenger perks as frequent-flyer programs. To pass along some of the higher fuel expenses, airlines have boosted fares three times since August, by a total of 15.3...
In fact, almost 30% of all cycles experienced by the 66 women over a 12- month span were in some way disrupted. The upset was caused either by a failure to ovulate (or produce an egg) or by a shortened "luteal phase," a critical stage of the menstrual cycle during...