Word: slim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lines around the city. The deal, brokered with the help of Russian mediator Vitali Churkin, offered face-saving possibilities for all parties. But given Serb proclamations just hours earlier that they intended to take Gorazde, and the ease with which cease-fires come and go in Bosnia, hopes were slim that the accord would actually hold...
...fouling the lungs of themselves and their loved ones. We don't know of one husband who battered his wife because he'd smoked too much that night. We haven't heard of any fatal car crashes caused by a driver whose "one for the road" was a * Virginia Slim. Smoking shortens lives; alcohol ruins them...
...Freshman Dining Hall is a dieter's paradise because the busy, unpleasant atmosphere the haphazard presentation; and the unappetizing selection and quality of food conspire to depress appetites and emotions. Better than Dexatrim (and cigarettes too,) the Freshman Union will keep you slim and fit. What first year's mouth waters when he or she hears: "Wanna go to the Union or something?" Freshman have stopped eating. How many upperclass students are pulled back to the Union by the inexorable forces of nostalgia? None...
...Separate checks go to the feds and the District of Columbia -- only one a year each! -- for unemployment insurance. (The District of Columbia form is called "Quarterly" but needs to be filed annually. Or so I think.) The chance that all these checks are for the right amounts is slim...
...Mitchell's decision promises only headaches for his fellow Democrats. At a time when President Clinton is trying to push through reform bills on health care, welfare and crime, the Democrats hold a slim six-seat majority in the Senate. Four other Democrats have already announced plans to retire, while another four are expected to face close elections. With Mitchell's retirement, his Maine seat could fall to a Republican, particularly if Governor John McKernan decides to run. The Democrats, meanwhile, must find a worthy candidate by the April 1 filing deadline...