Word: worst
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...tangible return for their requested sacrifices. In China people are balking at being asked to cut back after a decade of reform- engendered prosperity. Both plans, moreover, face dilemmas on the crucial but politically explosive problem of price reform, a matter that in China recently led to the worst outbreak of panic buying by consumers in nearly 40 years...
...outside shooter was benched with an injury, there was no credible U.S. threat from beyond the 3-point line. The Soviets went on to beat Yugoslavia for the gold, while the Americans, "playing for pride," as Thompson put it, blew out Australia, 78-49, for the bronze in their worst Olympic finish ever. Failure in Seoul has fueled the argument that N.B.A. pros, currently banned under amateur rules, should be allowed to play in the Olympics. The International Amateur Basketball Federation is expected to clear the way next spring for some N.B.A. players to compete at Barcelona...
...weeks ago, Poles figured that the choice of his successor would say much about the regime's attitude toward demands for reform. It did. Last week Mieczyslaw Rakowski, 61, a critic of the banned Solidarity union, became the new Prime Minister. Said a Solidarity official: "This is the worst possible choice...
...said the "worst case" cost of the debate hasbeen estimated at $900,000, but that cityofficials have no idea whether costs are stayingwithin budget
...Winthrop grill was rated worst in last year's survey, and Choo says "we can only...