Word: slims
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...evaporated, he is committed to holding new federal elections in November. Schiller's departure is likely to hurt Brandt's chances of again defeating the powerful Christian Democrats and their Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union, since he is losing what Germans call an "election locomotive." The slim and still boyish professor, who rescued the West German economy from its 1967 recession, pulled in the votes in the last federal election, which gave the Social Democrats their upset victory in 1969. Once in office, Schiller helped calm the fears of West German businessmen about Brandt's Socialist...
...historic independence of the press by attempting to annex the journalistic profession as an investigative arm of government" is well taken. Unfortunately, the Court's decision creates an atmosphere in which the likelihood of a reporter being able to obtain information which could weigh on an investigation is slim indeed...
...Slim Margin. The margin for miscalculation is perilously thin. A study by predominantly Democratic economists at the Brookings Institution concluded that by fiscal 1975, President Nixon's existing and proposed programs would produce a deficit of $17 billion, even if the economy was operating at full employment. So much red ink in a fully employed economy could be grossly inflationary. A rise in living costs could quickly make necessary an income of more than $4,000 to pull an urban family of four out of poverty...
...voting patterns was the South Dakota Senator's popularity with blacks and Mexican-Americans, among whom he tied with Humphrey. Though he carried the senior citizen vote by a 2-to-1 margin in some earlier primaries this year, Humphrey's lead dropped off sharply to a slim 7% winning margin among voters aged 55 and over...
Democratic voters polled had watched at least one of the three network-television debates of the campaign, and one-third of these viewers thought the confrontations had influenced their votes. Of this group, a slim majority (55%) went to Humphrey. Interestingly, 67% of voters 55 years and older watched the debates, while only 52% of the 18-to-24 age group...