Word: bettering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...British audiences had better get used to being challenged on their assumptions about how TV actors and presenters should look. Stamell already appears on the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders as a teacher -her disability is incidental to the plotline. In addition, BBC is launching a drive to find new disabled talent for its programming, and another broadcaster has hired a facially disfigured man to present its news bulletins this week. (Read "Bad News...
...each other, so in just two years the number of spendthrift spouses has increased almost nine-fold. "This holiday season, parents are telling us that they still worry about job security, and they are desperately trying to cut down on debts," says Beemer. Even the pooch may be getting better treatment than Pops. In a separate Consumer Reports survey, 22% of women who expected to reduce their holiday spending said they would be cutting back on gifts for their spouse. Only 14% said they would cut back on gifts for their pets. Ruff. (Read...
...smaller, more practical, more giftable items." Vincent points to Target, which on Black Friday will be selling $3 coffeemakers, toasters and sandwichmakers. Not exactly stuff that tugs at the heartstrings on Christmas morning, but hey, it's the thought that counts (and if the toast is crispy, even better). In its Black Friday circular, Kohl's blankets shoppers with 50%-60% discounts for watches and jewelry. Some items are priced...
...months of 2009, which reverses the 2.4% gain posted in 2008, according to Sageworks, which provides software and consulting services to private business. "That's almost a 6% decline in the sales growth rate," says Andrew White, the firm's chief financial officer. Large publicly traded companies fared better, with sales slipping only 1.8% on average in the first 10 months of the year, he says...
...sets of data. In the first analysis the task force examined the results of existing trials on mammography, much of which had not changed since the panel last considered the issue in 2002; this time, however, the data was re-evaluated taking into account the current, and better, understanding of the potential harms associated with mammography - information that shifts the balance of risks versus benefits of screening...