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Word: slight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Students said they had a variety of methods for dealing with the heat. Some stayed inside, in the air conditioning. Others stayed outside, vainly searching for a slight breeze...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Summer at Harvard, and the Heat is On | 7/28/1989 | See Source »

...slight concession to community demands, University officials at the meeting indicated that they might file an amendment to Harvard's master plan to accommodate the purchase of the building...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Harvard May Need New Zoning to Use Western Ave. Site | 7/21/1989 | See Source »

Despite demands from some Cambridge residents that the University substantially increase its voluntary payments to the city, Harvard's annual contributions for the fiscal year rose only a slight amount from the previous year...

Author: By Michael L. Gordon, | Title: Harvard Pays City Annual Gift | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

Davis still tells friends that Goldwyn never got his name straight, referring to him as "Marvin." That slight dogs the Paramount chief to this ( day: he is often confused with Marvin Davis, the Denver oilman who is making a bid for Northwest Airlines. As the struggle for control of Time Inc. heats up, Martin Davis' relative obscurity is likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

...eyes when the subject of challenging Ortega comes up. And she has reason to be optimistic. A recent survey concluded that if the election were held tomorrow, the Sandinistas would lose to the opposition. When Ortega is pitted against Chamorro by name, the polls show her a slight favorite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VIOLETA CHAMORRO: Don't Call Her Comrade | 6/12/1989 | See Source »

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