Word: across
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...four bars of a song over and over again. I wondered whether this adventure was a good idea. The bus delivered me to New York's Port Authority with just enough time to change into more respectable clothing in the definitely proletarian bathroom. I hailed a cab and rode across town to a French restaurant, eager to meet Shih-yu Wang, the young consultant I would be shadowing for the next 24 hours...
...wasn't worth the paper it was printed on." Harvard replaced the vacated positions with subcontracted workers from Security Systems Incorporated (SSI). Instead of the traditional black Harvard uniform, they wear bright white shirts with an SSI badge. "They gave us a contract with no raise for four years, across the board. That hurts," Billy says. "And we didn't get a raise in the last four years. The cost of living increases 3 percent a year. That's a 24 percent increase, compared to my no raise. I remember I used to go to church, and my parents gave...
...Shemmer sings the praises of the investment banker's life, we're speeding in a cab across the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey. Broadview's "New York" office is actually in Fort Lee, N.J.--not exactly Wall Street. One analyst tells me later that "it's nice to be in a suburban area. It has its advantages--it makes a more relaxed attitude at work." "Relaxed" isn't the first word that springs to mind, though. The office is in a bland white building overlooking the interstate on one side and a busy street lined with fast-food restaurants...
...firm assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and private financings. It is also a private equity investor in these industries in the U.S. and Europe. Over the last 25 years, Broadview has grown to become the world's largest mergers and acquisitions investment bank of its kind, operating across the United States, Europe and Asia...
...interest in Massachusetts schools. The state has devoted a great many resources to improving the quality of education under this legislation. Standards and expectations have been raised, and much-needed attention has been focused on the schools. However, if more than a quarter of the total high school class across the state fails to receive a diploma because of one test, the outrage will cause an immense backlash against education reform, with destructive consequences. The state must encourage and enable students, teachers and administrators to improve themselves--it must not threaten them...