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Word: stoves (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...clearly in my helplessness in preparing even the simplest meal. I tried to hide my awe when one of my roommates threw two chicken breasts and some oil into a pan and out came dinner. I still haven't gotten to the point of boldly stepping up to the stove and trying to do it myself...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Becoming a Homemaker--Slowly | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

...British researchers say, appears to increase a woman's--but not a man's--risk of developing respiratory ills such as wheezing, asthma and hay fever. Women may simply be more susceptible to the by-products of gas combustion--or they may just spend more time at the stove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook, Feb. 26, 1996 | 2/26/1996 | See Source »

...constant refrain that "we should balance the budget in a way that reflects our values" appealed to an American public that likes to think of itself as compassionate. "There is a tonal change," admits Alex Castellanos, media adviser to Phil Gramm. "You've just seen Republicans touch the hot stove of insensitivity on the budget...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: COMPASSION IS BACK | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...HAMPSHIRE IS WHERE THE TROUBLE IS SUPPOSED TO STOP, the place where Bob Dole vanquishes Steve Forbes and saves his campaign. That's the theory. In fact, Dole's longtime lead in the New Hampshire polls is disappearing faster than ice on a stove. Dole was ahead by about 20 percentage points two months ago. Today the trend is downward toward the category he dreads: too close to call...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE RESCUE BRIGADE | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

Most of the labs are sophisticated operations producing pounds of meth for distribution, usually safely. Alarmingly, however, more and more users are setting up dangerous "stove-top" labs to brew a few ounces of methamphetamine for their own needs. In untrained or careless hands, the chemicals are a volatile stew that can explode if spilled onto a hot plate. Officials suspect that's what happened to Kathy James, who has not yet been charged and is now in a burn ward in San Bernardino...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE IS NO SAFE SPEED | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

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