Word: scanted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thompson, however, says his hands were tied by the threat of Gov. William F. Weld '66 to veto anything more than a scant handful of protections...
...With a scant one minute removed from the clock, the Crimson (7-5 overall, 3-2 Ivy) put its first tally on the board...
Understandably, the White House is offering no help or cover in the struggle that the Republicans have taken on by putting forth such contradictory goals in their Contract. Clinton sent Congress a budget with a scant $80 billion deficit reduction over the next five years, a gesture that told the Republicans they were on their own. Kasich, Clinton Budget Director Alice Rivlin told TIME, ``has got a huge job. The Republicans have undertaken an enormously difficult task.'' Yet the six-term Ohio Congressman seems to feel it is his responsibility, if not his destiny. ``We have an obligation to leave...
...ability to clear people out underneath the hoop and her 16.5 points per game. Losing her was particularly tough, however, for two very specific reasons: Feaster had already scored a career-high 27 points, and Penn had cut Harvard's 18-point second half lead to a scant 10-point advantage...
...thinking big on Waterworld? Action films, after all, are typically safer investments than many smaller, well-intentioned films-Being Human, A Simple Twist of Fate, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Scout-that cost $20 million or much more and earn less than $5 million in the U.S., while having scant life overseas. Contrast these with a big-budget disappointment like Last Action Hero, which still attracted enough thrill-kill fans worldwide to come within shouting distance of breaking even. Waterworld may need to gross $450 million to be solidly profitable (after advertising costs and the exhibitors' share are deducted...