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...truth, the De Klerk government has done precious little to pave the way for meaningful discussions to occur concerning the transfer of power. Modern day South Africa represents a dire portrait of a doomed government desperately clinging to the slimmest hope of staying in office...

Author: By John L.S. Simpkins, | Title: Don't Play Sun City Yet | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

...Crimson had to overcome a slow start to catch Penn at the 1000 meter mark, but built a three-seat lead over the next 500 meters. Penn picked up its stroke rate, but Harvard responded in kind and finished with the slimmest of victories...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Heavyweight Crew Takes San Diego Classic | 4/7/1992 | See Source »

...Gorbachev are not signing the START treaty just for old times' sake. As long as there is even the slimmest danger that these two nations could fire their weapons at each other, it behooves their governments to keep fine-tuning the balance of terror to make it a bit more balanced and thus a bit less terrifying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush: The Summit Goodfellas | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

...great many men joined the National Guard. Since their units generally remained in the U.S., Guardsmen were able to fulfill their military obligation with only the slimmest chance of seeing combat. Guard members were required to undergo six months of basic training and then provide part-time service, mostly on weekends, for the rest of their six-year tour. Though the Joint Chiefs of Staff had recommended in the early 1960s that the Guard be sent to Viet Nam, Army Guard units were assigned combat duty only in 1968-69. No more than 20 of the nation's approximately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans: Greetings, You Have Been Selected | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

Both sides kept lists of how each employee would vote. Both urged employees to vote. Both knew the race would be close. But before Harvard lost--by the slimmest of margins--the administration acted as though it knew it was fighting a losing battle...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Playing to Lose | 5/20/1988 | See Source »

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