Word: victimizer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...epic short-sightedness, the United States Congress recently passed a budget resolution which calls for a one-third reduction in the financing of non-military science over the next seven years. Science is not the only victim of the Republicans' bold and often rash attempt to balance the budget, but it may well be the most important...
...crusade against big government too far, leaving themselves open to strong criticism for their attacks on popular programs. A second reason concerns the dissension in the party that is rearing its ugly head. The unity the party demonstrated in passing "Contract with America" items has all but vanished, a victim of presidential political ambitions and ideological differences...
According to West, ignoring the decline of morality and the waning of cultures where caring is key causes democracy to become its own victim and spiritual impoverishment to triumph...
...crooks then propose cashing the check and splitting the proceeds, but they first ask for money from the victim as a show of good faith...
...displayed on the stadium's gleaming approaches. "You have to be able to attract events, and I'm going to concentrate on that," says Pearson. "Versatility is the key. You can't make it on leagues anymore." League bowling is in fact down by almost 50% since 1980, a victim of changing life-styles: longer commutes, an explosion of amusement choices, a shortage of leisure time. "Let's say you used to sign up to bowl every Monday at 6:30 p.m. from Labor Day to Easter, which would be a typical bowling season," says the A.B.C.'s Mark Miller...