Word: allene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flattered. The Bradley network is full of the high-profile people he has stroked and courted for decades: billionaire moneyman Herb Allen, media moguls Barry Diller and Michael Eisner, film director Sydney Pollack, Barnes & Noble chairman Len Riggio. They build support and raise money for Bradley, and in return he makes them feel good about themselves. Says Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: "I just feel better for knowing him." Bradley likes to say, "This is not just a campaign, but something more"--a high-minded mission. That sounds trite, until you see it in action...
...exonerations take various forms. Some speak of a higher truth: These may not be actual events but, the cause being politically correct, no matter. They are symbolically true. Says Professor Allen Carey-Webb: "We have a higher standard of truth for poor people like Rigoberta Menchu." By which he means a lower standard...
...color, make yourself comfortable for a while," says John Baugh, senior analyst at Wheat First Union in Richmond, Va. But venture capitalists don't seem to believe it. In six months they have poured $200 million into start-ups with names like Furniture.com and Living.com In July, Ethan Allen, the Danbury, Conn., firm that has furnished upper-middle-class American living rooms for 67 years, decided to buck conventional wisdom and open an online store this fall...
...four strikes tied the mark held by Mark Allen (vs. Brown in 1972 and vs. Columbia in 1973) and Mike Hood (vs. Buffalo...
...Brewington is a big time player," Allen said. "We felt like our defense was going to be great today...