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Word: plus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Parliament were to indicate in a secret ballot this week whether they agreed with him. Bookmakers were offering 2-to-1 odds on Thatcher to retain her position as leader of the ruling party and thus as Prime Minister. To win outright, she must receive an overall majority plus 15% more votes than any other candidate. To force a second ballot next week, Heseltine has to garner at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain The Melting of the Iron Lady | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...Plus: I am treated with some degree of deference and respect...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

...checkers for four consecutive hours. After throwing game after game to keep him happy, I heard him tell his dad that he had been sitting next to an "idiot." When I exacted my revenge with a decisive victory, he began to cry, and told his father I had cheated. Plus: I get free cookies and soda. Minus: Child-abuse laws are applicable on trains...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

...Plus: I get an advance experience in purgatory. Minus: Despite the law of averages, they never say anything interesting...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

...Plus: I get two seats to myself. Minus: I may burn in hell forever...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

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