Word: assets
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Rather, as some are already doing even beforethe exact numbers are announced, officials maypoint to the higher returns as evidence of two ofthe University's standard refrains: first, thatthere are no inherent problems in the managementcompany's structure, and second, that theendowment's diversified asset allocation is thebest strategy over the long term...
Rather, as some are already doing even beforethe exact numbers are announced, officials maypoint to the higher returns as evidence of two ofthe University's standard refrains: first, thatthere are no inherent problems in the managementcompany's structure, and second, that theendowment's diversified asset allocation is thebest strategy over the long term...
...Some activists grumble that the world does not need another environmental bureaucracy, particularly one put together in such an impromptu manner. Despite the Russian's passion for his new career, it is clear that he is learning on the job. Still, Gorbachev brings to his new job one irreplaceable asset: the respect of world leaders. Recently he wrote President Clinton to say, in effect, "I stopped nuclear testing; you can too." Says Green Cross board member Thor Heyerdahl (whose writings, beginning with Kon-Tiki, greatly influenced the former Soviet President): "Even though ! there are other international environmental organizations, I came...
...river view is a priceless asset, or so the residents of Davenport, Iowa, believed. Now, however, they are realizing that their postcard vistas came at a price. Two weeks ago, the town, which had chosen not to build a levee, was swamped by millions of gallons of murky water. Yet while Davenport flooded, the business district of nearby Rock Island, Illinois, barely got its feet wet. Reason: in 1971 Rock Island decided to build a rock-and-clay floodwall...
Reno is pure oxygen in a city with thin air, and she has gone to its head. Senators say she is Clinton's most impressive Cabinet member by far; the New York Times called her "a prized asset." When fans surround the table where she's eating dinner with Barbra Streisand, it is Reno's autograph they want. Jay Leno called personally, hoping to get her on the show. He offered to move the taping to any time convenient...