Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...economy expanded at a 1.1% annual rate between April and June, down from a 3.8% rate the previous quarter. The Commerce Department reported last week that the index of leading economic indicators, a barometer of future growth, increased by a modest 1.3% in June. The unemployment picture, though, improved somewhat. The number of jobless Americans fell from 7.1% to 6.9% of the population...
...Iceland episodes will be far too short--they are a mere fraction of the 43-chapter epic. The book has a variety of heroes and villains in its complex weave of plot strands, but the diffuse locales and the lack of an appealing main character make for a somewhat choppy narrative. Intrigues within the Politburo are interspersed with tense moments in the control rooms of submarines deep in the Atlantic, arguments among analysts in Scotland, daring assaults by fighter pilots on satellites, feats by covert commandos and battlefield maneuvers by intrepid tank commanders. The tightly focused Hunt for Red October...
...This doesn't mean Harvard is different," saysWalker, pausing and then adding, "Harvardis different." Harvard's party is differentfor Walker as well. Accustomed to organizinggeneralized, international shows, Walker says thatthe 350th will be on somewhat of a smaller scale,aimed at a somewhat smaller audience...
...Gish left off and go one step further. Along with Star, they provide the film with what interest it has. In fact, one ends up wishing the movie would spend less time with Rose and more on her much more fascinating and complex parents, who are each grappling with somewhat more real problems...
...vaccine is the second developed for hepatitis B. But the other one, introduced in 1982 and also marketed by Merck, is somewhat less desirable because it must be made from the blood of infected individuals. Though there have been no reported cases of infection stemming from Merck's blood-based vaccine, the possibility that diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B could be transmitted in blood products always exists. Recombivax HB eliminates that possibility, however slight...