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Small means mid-size. (If you are renting a car, you need to remember that "small" is several sizes larger than the smallest size. And in + McDonald's, a "small" order of fries is now a regular-size order, which is different from the situation in most places, where the "regular" size is very small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dictionary For These Times | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

...nine-second margin of victory was the smallest of the season for Radcliffe. Against Simmons, on April 3, Radcliffe won by a previous close of 20 seconds...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: W. Heavies Take Seventh Place | 5/19/1993 | See Source »

...senators and representatives are finicky, self-important and reluctant to make changes that might require the smallest amount of political courage. They need a combination of persistent prodding and frequent flattery or they lose their enthusiasm for action. Lacking the strong Democratic majorities in both houses that LBJ enjoyed, Clinton can't afford to offend many legislators from either party. So his partisan approach to his $16 billion budget stimulus was a stupid political move, and the Republican filibuster that killed it was a predictable slap in the face to a politician who should have known better. Similarly, Clinton should...

Author: By Jordan Schreiber, | Title: Learning From Hillary | 5/12/1993 | See Source »

...from Milan and Muncie will join in a reunion. Bobby Plump will be there. Yes, Bobby Plump. For those few deprived Americans who did not see the movie Hoosiers, Bobby is the kid who made the shot in the final seconds that won the state championship for Milan, the smallest Indiana town (pop. 1,000) ever to achieve the title. A Larry Bird he never became. At 5 ft. 10 in., he sold insurance and financial services and never regretted it. He has a memory as rich and deep as the whole N.B.A. He'll tell the story over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hugh Sidey's America: Floor of Dreams | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

...second smallest house with about 360 residents, Dunster life is relatively intimate...

Author: By Susan S. Shin, | Title: Not Crunchy, But Furry | 3/13/1993 | See Source »

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