Word: slights
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...senior British diplomat sniffed, "It was a bit presumptuous of them to demand everything at once." Countered Kohl, who speaks neither English nor French: "Whether one likes to hear it or not, it ((German)) is now the most widely spoken language in the E.C." While that may be a slight exaggeration, what the Germans call their Sprachraum (linguistic space) does include more than 100 million people in Germany and in potential E.C. members Austria and Switzerland, plus millions more in Eastern Europe whose main second language is German...
Junior tutorials are only required for history concentrators planning to write a thesis. But enrollment in sophomore tutorials, which are required for all history concentrators, showed slight gains from last year...
...come wrapped in plastic foam. In Las Vegas, at Caesars Palace, where he regularly performs, he and his wife of 11 years, Mavis Nicholson, disagree about whether they are staying in the same room as last time. "Honey, I know it's the same room," he says with a slight whine. "I fixed the toilet last time, and I had to fix it again last night...
...Determination to Transform. Officials in Washington reject the premise that Russia's reforms are doomed or that Yeltsin's position is in peril. "Are we losing Russia?" asks a senior Administration official. "No. On the contrary, I'm relatively optimistic." Slight progress is showing: according to one of six exchange rates, the ruble's value has improved from 110 to the dollar to 80, and some prices -- even for sausage -- have actually declined. Russian opinion polls indicate Yeltsin's authority may have strengthened...
There was no one inside the building at the time of the fire, but two firefighters were injured while battling the blaze. Captain of Rescue Steven Boyle was treated for a sliver of glass embedded in his lower leg and fire fighter Kevin Kelly received slight injuries after he put on his helmet, into which glowing embers had fallen, according to Murphy...