Word: adaptive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...open 24 hours a day or because they think the care is better. At Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital, some pregnant women wait in the parking lot until they are close to delivery so they can be admitted through the emergency room. The deluge has forced most hospitals to adapt their primary-care systems. Triage nurses divide patients into two groups: the critically ill, who must be seen immediately, and the less serious cases, which can be sent to "urgent-care centers." For millions of Americans, the emergency room has become the family doctor...
...grim picture, but it can change. It only will change if policy makers and business leaders have the courage and foresight to adapt the American economy to the reality of the two-career family. Last week, the House of Representatives approved legislation that would guarantee 12 weeks of paternity or maternity leave each year to workers in firms with 50 or more employees. Because the leave would be unpaid--with only health insurance benefits continued--the legislation would cost just $5.30 a year per employee, according to a Congressional study...
...outlandish happenings, which seem to come naturally to Margiela. His clothes are anything but gaudy, however, reflecting instead the dour severities of northern Belgium, where he grew up. He is one of several young designers who have emerged from Antwerp's Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts and who adapt menswear for women. Margiela likes to make new clothes look lived in. Although a scrupulous tailor, he sews dark seams at the knees of trousers to resemble a crease. Like everyone else, he goes for thigh-high boots, but his are real fishing gear subjected to a dubious paint...
...marriage entails a kind of Faustian bargain. Any league that wants to pry big bucks from TV's big spenders must, to one degree or another, adapt to the needs of the tube. That can mean anything from inserting commercial time-outs to overhauling the season schedule. As the money keeps growing, so does TV's determination to get the most from its investment by orchestrating the show for maximum viewer appeal. The medium that once simply covered America's favorite sports has virtually taken them over...
...will not take anything for granted--we will try to enumerate everyone. To do this we will have to adapt our methods accordingly," said Dominguez...