Word: begun
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seemed to be edging into politics. His father had begun as a journalist; it is not a bad introduction to the American political labyrinth. J.F.K. Jr. cared too much about the state of the nation, especially about the increasing disparities of wealth and opportunity in American life, to live out his life as a spectator. He was a cautious man, methodically feeling his way, but I think he sensed an evident opportunity and acknowledged a dynastic responsibility. He was destined, I came to feel, for political leadership...
...toughest thing to do with a stock that's been good to you is sell and pay the tax. But unless you're a lifer, now is the time to lighten up. Already car stocks have begun to erode, slipping 16% in the past two months--amid glowing results. The market is telling us something...
...think UPS doesn?t know that. At a time when the Great Dot-Com Shakeout has seemingly begun, casting doubt on money-losing e-tailers like Amazon.com, the Street still knows that somebody?s going to get rich selling stuff online. Which makes a safe bet like UPS ?- the guys who deliver it to you ?- doubly attractive. "They?re obviously cashing in on the Internet craze," Kadlec says. "They?ve waited 92 years, and they have no desperate need for the cash. This is just too good an opportunity to pass up." Nobody deserves a little taste of Internet riches...
Book merchants and publishers love it too. Amazon.com has designated a special area for teens online; chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble have begun to do the same in their stores (hint: look for teen racks near the coffee bar). To make the books more attractive to young people, publishers are printing them in larger sizes and illustrating their covers with bold colors and stylish graphics. They're also promoting the books on TV shows and in magazines that are popular with youngsters, as well as on websites...
...review after David Trimble's Ulster Unionist Party refused to take its seats at the head of the new Northern Ireland Assembly created by the agreement. The Unionists rejected London's plan allowing the Republican Sinn Fein to take their seats in the assembly before their IRA allies had begun to disarm. Although the Good Friday plan required the IRA to disarm only by next May, hard-liners in Trimble's party had threatened to mutiny if the party entered the assembly before the IRA had begun turning over its weapons...