Word: belled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...married in her sophomore year. It was his family that acquainted her with the high life. "My introduction to grownup entertaining came at a dinner party Andy's sister gave to celebrate our engagement," Stewart writes in Entertaining. "I remember white damask cloths, silver candlesticks and a tiny crystal bell that tinkled after each course and whenever I dropped my napkin." After graduation, Stewart tackled Wall Street, but by 1973 she left stockbroking to care for her young daughter Alexis, now 23. Three years later, her catering career took...
...discussion, I responded to Professors Thompson and Sen, stating that no principle can be applied in an absolutist way, and that criteria in some fields might be applied differently, but that is a case matter and needs to be considered with an awareness of the principle being held. Daniel Bell Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences
Professor of Law Derrick A. Bell, who has himself turned to fiction in his recent work on civil rights law, recalls the discussion between Gates and Huggins: "Basically, they said that the great thrust of Afro-American history was to correct the record--to show that Black folk played a very important role," Bell says. "But the historical role tended to be a correction of the record, while the literary people can provide a continuous range of views about the record...
...more than 110 years there were three things American investors could count on: death, taxes and a profit at AT&T. Now they are back to two. For the first time since 1877, when Alexander Graham Bell founded what was then called the Bell Telephone Co., the telecommunications empire will post a loss for the year. The deficit, which could run as high as $1.7 billion, will be the result of AT&T's decision last week to scrap $5.6 billion worth of outdated equipment. In a drive to modernize, the company is replacing 2 billion miles of telephone connections...
...Bell's pain could become the consumer's gain, since the improvements may allow the company to keep lowering its toll charges. AT&T still commands 70% of the $50 billion long-distance market, but has grown increasingly price conscious in its rivalry with MCI and Sprint. Even so, the lateness of the move has shaken some investors' confidence in Ma Bell. Says James Meyer, a telecommunications analyst with the Philadelphia investment firm Janney Montgomery Scott: "My question is, Is this it? Or will we have to go through this again...