Word: asks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Even typically profligate teenagers are turning thrifty. A recent nationwide survey of consumer attitudes conducted by WSL Strategic Retail, a New York consultancy, found that out of 750 teens interviewed, 84% say they have been affected by rising prices. Before they ask for something, 56% of teens say they now consider whether their parents will be able to afford it, with 42% stating that they are asking their parents for less. "If teens are exercising more restraint and curtailing what they ask for, that certainly doesn't bode well for holiday shopping," says Candace Corlett, president of WSL Strategic Retail...
...stores that will do well are the ones selling what you have to have to survive and selling it cheaply," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting and investment-banking firm. Says Barrow, the Burbank TV writer: "Every financial decision I make, I now ask myself, Do I really need this...
...talk to each other a lot. We ask each other questions and discuss what we think the wind’s doing, which is really good because that means you have two pairs of eyes looking at all the conditions,” Lambert said...
...scientist’s fervent pleas for nuclear disarmament, quipped: “Why are you so deeply opposed to the disappearance of the human race?” I’ll never plunge into such depths of misanthropic despair, but I could with some degree of sincerity ask the same question about the disappearance of the United States...
...topic and sought to change the unpopular public perception of single moms in South Korea. "Korean society does not like strong women, and thinks single moms have a personality disorder," says Park Soo Na, a national entertainment columnist. "It's like a scarlet letter." She says single mothers often ask their parents to raise their grandchildren so the kids don't have to endure the shame of living without a father figure. And for women without a movie star's bankroll, there's limited public financial support available, forcing some women to place their children in orphanages for long stretches...