Word: absorber
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That hardly puts Bush, who holds two Ivy degrees, at odds with mainstream America. But it may explain why he doesn't feel compelled to absorb all the information in the briefing books assembled for him by his own stable of heavily credentialed experts. Besides, in Austin, at the statehouse and in campaign headquarters on Congress Avenue, his distaste for the highbrow is considered a virtue. In meetings with his speechwriter and press staff, Bush reviews the words that will go out under his name with a keen eye for the pompous and overwrought. When he spots a sentence that...
...high, but the tallies Monday had the ruling party candidate, Guatemala City mayor Oscar Berger, with a 1 percentage point lead over newcomer Alfonso Portillo, of the opposition Guatemalan Republican Front. Portillo, however, has an excellent shot at taking the December 26 election, because he's likely to absorb the 7 percent of voters who favored the candidate of a Marxist party fielded by ex-guerrillas. While Portillo's party, like the ruling party, is considered right-wing and is run by a former military dictator, Portillo himself is considered a centrist and wooed peasants with his campaign promise...
...design. Pearl's class taught her how to weave her beliefs into her work and become part of her own creation. "It was different from any weaving I have ever done before," she says. Pearl has an unofficial teacher's aide: Taos itself. Students, who arrange their own lodging, absorb the rugged mountain landscape, the strong pure light, the rich blend of Native American and European cultures and incorporate them into what one student calls "blankets of love." Folks shouldn't feel intimidated by Pearl's body-and-soul approach. And even those who don't know their warp from...
Strauss says that although many of the people who want to pay by credit card are willing to absorb the fee associated with their own charges, government banking regulations prohibit the selective assessment of such fees...
...suit. But an hour later, the sell-off had screeched to a halt. Despite Greenspan's hint, says Baumohl, investors had overreacted again. "That producer-price number is probably more of a spike than a trend. Oil prices have probably peaked, and gains in productivity will probably help companies absorb this increase rather than passing it on to consumers. Don?t expect a similar increase in the Consumer Price Index when it comes out next week...