Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this crucible that the four top contenders arrived on Tuesday, appearing in rough order of their showing in the Iowa caucuses the night before: Dole, Buchanan, Alexander and, a day later (though not a dollar shorter), Forbes. As they settled into their base camps at hotels around Manchester, each candidate sat down with his brain trust, looked at the polls and began to figure out the four-way chess match they would have to play for the next seven days...
...decided to reassess my goals and change my tactics. I wasn't counting on getting shorter or blonder or cuter, so I decided to create a new niche for myself. I was an avid reader of Sports Illustrated, and I was great at dispensing love advice, even if I didn't have the opportunity to use any of it myself...
During his presentation, Gilchrist promised "change" and said he would pursue Core reform, popular elections and shorter meeting lengths...
...everything comes easily to Trillin, 60, who lives in a Greenwich Village brownstone with his wife Alice. His new column, he worries, is slightly shorter than the one he is accustomed to writing. As a result, he modestly warns, "the readers are going to have to get their profound thoughts somewhere else." That, as Trillin admirers well know, is only allegedly true...
...successful with shorter meetings," Gilchrist said. "The president can set a time limit on debate. I will do that...