Word: slight
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Republican William Cohen: "Today's Congressman keeps in closer touch with his constituents, and that helps generate a more responsive system." Even so, Americans still hold the Congress in low esteem. According to a Harris poll in November, only 15% of the voters expressed much confidence in Congress, a slight increase from the 9% of a year earlier but far below the high...
Fogel said that Carter follows "middle of the road Democratic policies with a slight populist tinge...
...issues such as energy and the Panama Canal treaty, and thus dissipated much of his influence. He did not build the necessary crucial bridges to Capitol Hill; nor did he have the experienced staff to help. He often seemed to bog down in detail and yet to slight the routine requirements of the job, such as sometimes twisting congressional arms. He has not demonstrated quite the same ardor in the presidency that he did in the campaign...
Harvard put a slight dent into that lead as the Crimson's Jim Trainor scored on a nice snap shot with a mere 24 seconds gone in the third period. But the Crimson could not muster a more effective offense, while B.C. buried the Crimson with four more goals in the final humiliating period...
Students using the rooms might find the fact that the coffee machine located in the greenhouse coffee shop on the first floor of the Science Center is out-of-order, a slight drawback. Seven out of ten choices in the candy machine are also sold...