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Word: steadier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...usual seven golfers teeing off--freshman Lou Body, who is number one or two on the team, was absent--the Crimson were only able to drop a single low score. Although Dave Miller finished second with a 75, the wide range of Crimson scores allowed the steadier Amherst squad to prevail...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Linksters Play Under Par Against Strong Amherst | 4/10/1991 | See Source »

...both the agony of defeat and the shame of abandonment -- and that ends in thwarted love and suicide -- seemed a risky business. Suppressing an impulse to premiere the show directly on Broadway, something he had never done, Mackintosh tried Miss Saigon in the West End, where theatergoing is a steadier habit and Vietnam guilt is not a local concern. He then relied on word of mouth among U.S. tourists to build up a buzz. By now it is a crescendo, enough to let him catapult Broadway's top single-show price to $100, a level previously limited to scalpers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Exit to the Land of Hope | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

Salinas' economic drive has meant redefining some crucial relationships. By extending a friendly handshake to Bush, he has shifted away from prickly concerns about a gringo economic invasion and set U.S.-Mexican relations on a steadier course. Conversely, his approach to Mexico's perennial lawlessness has been firm, from tracking down top drug traffickers to jailing corrupt union and business leaders. Admirers who call Salinas' rapid-fire methods "world-class" say this President is a man in a hurry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico In a Hurry or Running Scared? | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

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