Word: seat
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...dollars in and out of campaign coffers across the country, the odds still favor a well-funded contender--especially an incumbent. The average victor in a 1994 Senate race spent more than $4.5 million; losers spent around $3.4 million each. Half a million was the going price for a seat in the House, five times what...
...visitor is led through splendid rooms of marble and teak, thick carpets and crystal chandeliers. This is the Diwan--seat of power in the oil sheikdom of Qatar--and the guest arrives at the inner sanctum to find hushed courtiers awaiting the moment His Highness, the Emir, will favor the chamber with his presence...
...rural Michigan's autumnal landscape of gold-and-orange-dappled trees. I'm reclining in the rear of the car with Jeff Zyburt, a Chrysler project manager. As we chat, the Jeep changes lanes from smooth asphalt to rough cobblestone, which sets us passengers bouncing around in the back seat...
...Nobody. In the front, where the driver should be, is a hulking metal contraption that looks like an out-of-place engine part. It is bolted to the Jeep's brake pedal, accelerator and steering wheel. Thick cables connect it to the computer that occupies the passenger seat. This vehicle is, essentially, a Jeep-shaped robot...
Independent candidate and political newcomer Dennis A. Benzan will challenge incumbent Alvin E. Thompson (D-Cambridge) for a seat in the 28th Middlesex District in the upcoming November 5 election...