Word: bents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...corporate America, the past decade was a time of easy money and hell- bent expansion. As capital poured in from eager lenders in the U.S. and overseas, American firms went on an unprecedented credit binge. Commercial IOUs soared from $829 billion in 1980 to $2 trillion last year, enabling corporations to finance a record number of buyouts, restructurings and stock buybacks. But with the economy on the verge of a recession and many businesses leveraged to the hilt, companies are struggling to shape up and reduce debt loads. "Corporations are discovering that debt is a double-edged sword," says Edward...
...uncomfortable chance remains that messages will get crossed. Some allies may conclude from the buildup that the U.S. is hell-bent for war. Or Saddam may read the need for the U.S. to hold off for a while in order to bring the allies along as a sign of weakness. The G.I.s in Saudi Arabia would rather fight now, get it over with and go home than continue to wait in an inhospitable desert. If discontent with Bush's policy ever becomes rife inside the U.S., it could begin with these troops and spread to civilians impatient with the game...
LAST fall brought us a council bent on damage control. "No more screw-ups" was the rule of the day--no more flopping concerts or ROTC resolution shenanigans. Instead, members decided to think small and focus on "student service...
...personable third son faces a separate disciplinary hearing this week in a Denver courthouse, federal investigators will accuse him of violating conflict-of-interest regulations while serving as a $12,000- a-year Silverado director. The 35-year-old oilman was widely perceived as a mere pawn of manipulators bent on cultivating political protection from federal regulators. Yet that sympathetic view now seems to fall far short of the full story...
...trial judge, state supreme court justice, federal appeals court judge -- and the ample record, including 220 state supreme court opinions, that was available for scrutiny. Unlike failed nominee Robert Bork, however, Souter had left behind no trail of speeches or law-review articles that might betray a strong ideological bent...