Word: majority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said that he considered it a "major mistake" that organizations like the Mellon Foundation did not class Asian-Americans as a minority group...
...first major sale of assets since Time Inc. acquired Warner Communications last July, the merged company agreed last week to shed a subsidiary that had turned out to be a disappointing performer. Time Warner said it will sell its Illinois-based textbook publishing unit, Scott, Foresman, for $455 million to Harper & Row Publishers, which is owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. When it bought Scott, Foresman in 1986, Time paid $520 million and assumed $50 million in debt. Time Warner's losses on the Scott, Foresman investment will total $175 million, which will be written...
...stress levels in the airline industry eased last week, when three major labor disputes were resolved. Just as 57,800 striking Boeing machinists were heading back to work, 2,250 Eastern Air Lines pilots and 4,400 flight attendants ended a bitter nine-month walkout...
...know about communists, but it does seem that Nintendo is a major distraction in today's livelihood. Talking to 12-year-olds is a scary prospect these days. Easy E and New Kids on the Block aside, it seems like all they talk about is the latest Nintendo cartridge...
...definitely a major blow. Nothing we do tonight will fill the gap," Clapprood said...