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Word: runoffs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...best chance of winning was if Mordechai withdrew and allowed him a clear shot at winning it in the first round," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "If no candidate had won a clear majority in a three-way race, the two leading candidates would have fought a runoff election two weeks later, which would have substantially increased Netanyahu's chances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Barak Gets a Clear Shot at the Title | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...inside." Goodman has lived 35 years in Las Vegas and has proved a tireless glad-hander during this campaign. He has led in the polls, including one published last Thursday, and is expected to win this week's primary, though not with a margin large enough to avoid a runoff vote in June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oscar Goodman: A Lawyer to Wiseguys Would Rule Sin City | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

FARMS Cattle waste produces nitrogen runoff that poisons streams. Farmers must keep cows away from rivers, reduce cattle populations and treat waste before using it as fertilizer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Salmon | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

SUBURBS Homeowners must wash cars less often and limit pesticide and herbicide use, all of which produce toxic runoff. Water-saving toilets can help maintain river levels. Owners of riverfront homes must eliminate antierosion bulkheads, which keep sand and debris from replenishing kelp beds that protect baby salmon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Salmon | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

INDUSTRY Waste heat and industrial runoff turn rivers warm and toxic--bad news for salmon, which like their water clear and cold. New pollution controls are needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Salmon | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

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