Word: slim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...November 7th, 1989 is a day that will live inhistory," said Dinkins, who claimed victory at 1a.m. this morning before a diverse crowd ofsupporters. Wilder also claimed victory lastnight, although he led by a slim, 4500-vote marginat press time...
...NOTEBOOK: Although the odds of a Columbia victory over Brown are slim (The Crimson beat Columbia, 6-0, September 16 and lost to the Bruins, 1-0, in overtime September 29), the Princeton game is still a very big one for Harvard. "A win would be a nice way to end the season for the seniors," Reilly said. "It would be a good carry-over to next year."..Junior stopper Tara Weinstock added, "It's a matter of pride. We really want to go out there to beat Princeton...
...House, which approved the original draft of the bill last summer, voted by a slim margin to accept an amended Senate version of the bill, 79-73, after more than two hours of often-heated debate on the House floor...
Atlantic City always dreamed of attracting an upscale clientele, and casinos / now respect this myth with frescoes and wax figures of slim-waisted maidens under dainty parasols, promenading on the Boardwalk. But historians insist that even in its glory days, Atlantic City was simply a Victorian Disneyland. A 1909 edition of a highbrow Baedeker tourist guide carried this assessment: "Atlantic City is an eighth wonder of the world. It is overwhelming in its crudeness -- barbaric, hideous and magnificent. There is something colossal about its vulgarity...
Farm gets as close to the sweat and slim profit margins of an uncertain occupation as any suburban slicker could imagine. Rhodes says he filled 42 notebooks during working visits to Tom Bauer's Missouri farm, and he seems to have used every detail from them, including the squeal of Bauer's hogs...