Word: scanting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard graduate who has served his hometown for over 36 years, Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 will step down from his post on January 2,2000 and retire from politics. Duehay began his career in politics a scant eight years after graduating from Harvard College...
Perhaps the most astonishing reality to confront was that the largest NATO military action in the alliance's 50-year history offered scant relief for the crude savaging of Kosovo. Officials doggedly insisted the "cumulative effect" of NATO's bombardment was starting to tell on the Serb war machine. They also said the late-week strikes against Belgrade itself were only a beginning. Even though many in NATO were nervous about bombing a European capital, the images of Belgrade buildings on fire was the first p.r. victory for the allies--and it made them hungry for more. As planners unleashed...
Finally, his tenure in the majors--a scant 13 sunlit seasons before repeated injuries rendered him unable to play as he had before. This might be the statistic that most reveals DiMaggio's greatness, for it tells us he was blessed with that rarest of athletic gifts: knowing when it was time to leave. He simply would not let the world see him play in a diminished state. Instead, he left us with the image--and the record--of someone who very nearly achieved perfection...
...gets underway on Friday. Starting at noon, eight teams will battle for slots into the next round, including top-10 teams Cincinnati and Miami. On Sunday afternoon, the four remaining squads will look to advance to New Jersey and the Sweet 16 starting at 2:30. Tickets are certainly scant, but where there's a will, there...
...story of an aimless traveler named Richard who gets a map leading to a secret beach where a post-hippie community uneasily shares its Eden with treacherous, dope-growing Thai farmers. Some critics described the novel as Lord of the Flies for Generation X. Though it sold a scant 17,000 copies in the U.S., it proved a cult hit in Britain and Thailand. Soon after it was published in 1996, British director Danny Boyle picked up a copy and was immediately captivated...