Word: shiftings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...race] required absolute concentration," Bowers said. "It was tougher than when it's very windy. It was easy to miss a shift. It required a little luck and patience...
...same time, the experts called for increased prenatal care for poor women and for drug and alcohol abusers. These women have a much greater chance of giving birth prematurely, and their infants often suffer from low birth weight and other difficulties. The shift in emphasis is "an attempt to use scarce health dollars more efficiently," says Rosen. The report could influence private insurers and government programs to alter reimbursement policies for pre-natal care...
...Texas decision, which affects the nation's second largest school system after California, is sure to breathe new life into the struggle for more uniform school financing around the country. But by calling for a basic shift in the way schools operate, the court changed the terms of the debate, emphasizing that inequities in funding are linked to inequities in the quality of education...
...confrontation between Panama City and Washington may soon shift to a dispute over implementation of the treaty under which Panama is due to gain control of the Panama Canal by 1999. At year's end administration of the Canal Commission is supposed to be turned over to a Panamanian official. But some Congressmen, led by Helms, are demanding that the new administrator be confirmed by the Senate. One name has been floated -- and Helms has already shot it down...
...another shift from recent years, two housesaccount for more than half the seniors who reachedthe final ballot. Five marshal hopefulls hail fromCurrier House, while four live in Kirkland House...