Word: blip
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...subtext of the riots and the protests,integration was just a blip on the politicalscreen," Frank says. "Women's lib was justbeginning, and there wasn't that much change...
...convince voters that Republicans in Congress can move beyond heckling and obstructing to meet the public demand for leaner, more effective, more accountable government; that they can emulate pragmatic Republican success stories in the statehouses and mayors' offices. If not, the 1994 election will be remembered as just another blip, like the 1946 vote that won them only fleeting control of Congress. To paraphrase Victor Hugo: A great army can capture an enemy city, but to rule it requires a great idea...
While the economics department is pleased with the increase in concentrators, Metrick warns that the trend may be temporary. "[The increase] may just be a random blip," he said...
...accomplices, Troy Murphey of North Salem, Indiana, and Dennis McGiffen of Wood River, Illinois, do not have the standing to vote him out of office. He threw them out of the Knights immediately after they ousted him. "As far as I'm concerned this is just a blip on the radar screen," says Robb, 48. "It's like me putting out a letter dismissing Bill Clinton as President...
...industry was reportedly in big trouble, commercial banks had their second-best quarter ever this year. Federal regulators say those institutions earned $11.2 billion in the quarter that ended this June, just shy of the record $11.5 billion they made in the third quarter of last year. Still, this blip may not be part of a long-term turnaround trend, says TIME assistant editor Bernard Baumohl, who covers the economy. "In the past two or three years, the Federal Reserve gave banks a great gift: it held interest rates at very low levels," he says. Lower interest meant that banks...