Word: 18th
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...worth noting that establishing growth at a company the size of IBM--with $72 billion in sales last year, it is the 18th largest on the planet--is no mean feat. In fact, to grow at the 7% rate their corporate bosses are planning, IBM's sales force has to discover economic opportunities the size of Bolivia's gnp each year--north of $5 billion in new business. And while some passionate analysts expect IBM to pull that off elegantly (and hit $200 a share by 1998), others consider the company already stressed: thus the yo-yoing stock price, which...
Curran, as a 12-year veteran of the Illinois General Assembly, is no stranger to politics. And he thinks the 18th is swing enough to turn its back on an incumbent who has only been in Washington two years. His wealth of state legislative experience ranges from higher education to public utilities and child welfare, and he is promising to bring interest in social activism back to Congress...
Going into the match, the two teams were the only undefeated squads in the Ivies, and although Harvard was ranked above Princeton in the nation--16th and 18th places, respectively--the Tigers were the clear favorite. Harvard had lost its last two games in a row, falling to unranked Providence and Boston College, and had not been as dominant as Princeton in rolling through the Ivy League...
...polls would tell a far different tale. Until well into the 19th century, only white males could vote; in that situation, Bill Clinton would not be the odds-on favorite. He leads Dole 59% to 28% among women and 86% to 4% among African Americans. But if only 18th century-eligible electors could vote, the election would be too close to call...
...going to be writing about him for a long time." Woods, who overcame illness as well as a competitive field at Disney, had mixed emotions following the win. Taylor Smith, a 29-year-old tour rookie, was disqualified for using an illegal putter after tying Woods on the 18th. "It's gratifying, very satisfying, but I have mixed emotions because of what Taylor did," Woods said. "I feel like I should be in a playoff right now. I feel bad for him because he played his heart out the last round. I've never heard of anything like this." -->