Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...able to get things done. He may have shifted positions over the years where expediency and vote counting demanded it, but he had a record on hard issues, like civil rights, entitlement reform, budget balancing, that spoke to political courage. He had a personal story to tell that gave weight to his claim to "stand fast in the hard places...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I believe we should exert continued economic pressure on Castro's Cuba so that the last Soviet-style communistic state in the world will soon fall under the weight of economic bankruptcy...
Though she has never held elective office, Docking's name carries weight in Kansas politics--husband Thomas was Lieutenant Governor in the mid-1980s, and both her father-in-law and grandfather-in-law served as Governor. A moderate Democrat--her pro-choice views may give G.O.P. moderates a safe haven from staunchly antiabortion opponent Sam Brownback--she wants to cut federal spending gradually and has a detailed plan for saving Social Security...
After the two customers retracted their statements at the Tuesday hearing, that allegation lost its weight...
...ballads. Famous for his smashing successes on the interntional vocal scene, the young singer has been praised for his smooth, "lean" sound. Perhaps such high expectations made Sunday's performance a tad disappointing. It seemed as if Nomura were holding back, afraid to overpower the audience with the full weight and resonance of his voice, which his beefy physique is capable of supporting. Instead, the baritone caressed and beautified his phrasing, making for a somewhat pinched and contrived delivery...