Word: slim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...appeared to be, U.S.-Nicaraguan relations had indeed entered a new and intriguing phase. Neither the Administration nor the Sandinistas have yet revealed any concessions in their quiet discussions. The chance that the two countries will resolve their differences any time soon remains, as a U.S. official put it, "slim." Nonetheless, both the Administration and the Sandinistas are working hard to demonstrate their seriousness and flexibility in the closed-door conversations. In particular, the U.S. is challenging the Sandinistas to come to terms before the U.S. presidential election. In Washington, State Department officials were exuding confidence that the situation...
...female running mate brought less early support to the ticket than the Democrats might have hoped. Respondents enthusiastically approved the presence of a woman on a national ticket, and gave Ferraro high marks personally; 42% thought she would be a "very good"or "excellent" Vice President. Nonetheless, by a slim 43% to 39%, they believed Bush to be even better...
...first the American women, traditionally the world's best, could not match these elegant entries. They learned soon enough, but the Chinese kept improving too. As the Olympic women's springboard finals began, the question was whether Li Yihua, 21, or Li Qiaoxian, 16, the two slim, graceful Chinese divers, could take the gold over two Americans: Kelly McCormick, 24, daughter of Pat McCormick, who won springboard and platform golds in both 1952 and '56, and Chris Seufert, 27, veteran of the U.S. Olympic boycott team...
...White House last week said that the costlier House version would be "unacceptable." While differences on the bill could be worked out in a congressional conference committee, its chances of being passed again by the House are slim. Said Simpson: "If we toss this one on the trash heap, no politician is going to stick his tootsies in the fire on this baby for another ten or 20 years...
Bill and Evelyn Lewis met at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute: he was a sprinter, she a hurdler, both of them long jumpers. Evelyn, especially, loved floating in free flight. With slim legs tucked tightly under her in the fashion of the day, she sailed over 19 ft. at college and was bound for the Helsinki Games in 1952 until a hurdle injury interfered. Evelyn had to stop competing at 20, and all these years later, some incomplete feelings linger. There are no spectators in the Lewis family, but the varied athletic directions of the children suggest a reasonable tolerance...