Word: slights
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Opponents of a market health care system claim that if the number of doctors were to increase because of a relaxation of government regulations, the quality of doctors and the care they provided would suffer. But certification does not necessarily equal quality. A slight slip of the scalpel can occur even to a board-certified physician. Likewise, a degree from a newer medical school does not preclude high performance...
...plays absent-mindedly with his wristwatch, the soft light from his porcelain desk lamp glittering off its metal face. The smile that dances perpetually around the edges of his mouth betrays slight bemusement at all the attention he is getting...
...aging. Its linen agency, which throughout the 1960s commanded a virtual monopoly on campus laundry service, posted a 58 percent decrease in profits last year, according to the IRS filings. The Crib, HSA's convenience store in the Harvard Union, lost nearly $14,000 last year, after showing a slight profit in fiscal...
...know what you're worried about. The Porcellian Club members seem to be P.C. pretending to be real XY, so I'd say you'd fit in quite well. On the other hand, I can see that your predicament might pose a slight problem. How about casually dropping a hint during dinner: "So how was your day? Say, uh, what's your genetic makeup?" might just do the trick. And if you can't join the Porc, there's always the Fly (maybe next year). As a last resort, look into a well-hidden secret for a great social life...
Aburime, 23, is a Black male with brown eyes and a slight mustache, according to a description provided by police. He is five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds, according to police...