Word: slights
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That slight mishap did not slow the express at all, as the Crimson almost tallied another pushover try minutes later. The Crusaders' scrum half jumped offside intentionally, though, hoping for a penalty...
...Filling Harvard's number-three singles spot was Mike Shyjan, who lost a rollercoaster three set game, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. At one point in the third set, Shyjan was up, 3-0, before losing his momentum. Inclement weather forced the match indoors, which translated into a slight advantage for the Mountaineers and their bigserve style...
...rules of rape avoidance in the life of any man, however, are clearer. In fact, there is only one rule. If you're not sure that your partner is willing, stop and ask. The consequences of doing so are slight, and temporary--embarrassment, hurt pride, the end of the evening. The consequences of failing to do so are likely to be traumatizing and lifelong--for everyone involved...
...know that Harvard is facing a slight budget crunch, but things must be pretty bad if the dean of students is forced to make his business calls from a pay phone. In an anticlimactic denoument, The Crimson later learned that Epps had been courteous enough to return his calls from a conference he was attending at Tufts. The phones in the dean's office, we are assured, are working just fine...
...uttered with a slight sneer. Slowly, it starts to be used as an adjective modifying the noun greed...