Word: betweeners
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some of the impact will be more profound. Online auctions may destabilize the notion of a fixed price, leading buyers and sellers in all kinds of transactions to negotiate more over what items should cost. And they are likely to further erode the economic barriers between nations, speeding the way...
As eBay's only full-time employee, Omidyar soon found himself thrust into a new and unwanted role: grievance officer. Buyers and sellers with complaints about each other were e-mailing him personally and asking him to step in. Omidyar urged them to work things out amicably between themselves. But...
While Americans may be unaccustomed to being told they're in danger of being blown to bits on the streets of their own cities, raising public awareness can actually help foil terrorist plots. "Washington is treading a middle path between spreading panic and making the public more alert," says TIME...
Weinberg Professor of Architectural History Christine Smith spoke on the changes in architectural style in the 10th and 11th centuries, but noted there was very little such change between the years 980 and 1020.
While cleaner-burning fuels have cut down significantly on car emissions, Americans' love affair with SUVs and light trucks has virtually arrested larger environmental gains. "Even though emissions standards for cars have been pretty tough, we were seeing ever-increasing pollution because more people are driving trucks and SUVs," says...