Word: slim
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...immigrant artist is to be a hyphen away from one's roots, and still a thousand miles away. But it is often that link to a foreign land -- another way of seeing things -- that allows such artists to contribute ideas to American culture that are fresh and new. That slim hyphen, that thin line that joins individual Americans to their past, is also what connects all America to its future...
While the court's ruling could do much to sully the reputation of Ryan, who joined Harvard's Office of the General Counsel in 1985, legal experts say the chances of state or federal authorities pursuing sanctions against him are slim...
While some psychologists largely attribute anorexia to "sexual victimization," it seems instead that the root cause is the perpetuation of an unfair standard for today's women. The vast majority of men expect women to be ridiculously slim...
...seats, minus the fold-up desks, are placed neatly down a slope to the deep end. The entire theatre, including the stage, is elevated about four feet above the pool floor by a system of wooden beams (I peeked under a trap door); this hollow, thin stage helped four slim girls with tap shoes register a 6.0 on the Richter scale in the first scene. The remnants of the pool are beautiful: an old sloped roof gives the feeling of a small playhouse, while brass guard-rails, a grey marble deck, ornate stone ledges and an enormous marble sculpture...
...statehood wins, the Hispanic caucus in Congress and sympathizers in the Senate will sponsor legislation to admit Puerto Rico into the Union. But if the winning vote is slim, the island's case may be marooned in committee for an extended period. Congress fears that a Puerto Rican application would revive the District of Columbia's bid for statehood -- an issue that the body has assiduously avoided. New states mean new political math. The island, for example, would get two Senators and six Representatives, taking away seats from other parts of the country and expanding the Hispanic bloc on Capitol...