Word: boasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...long ago, E.F. Hutton could boast that it was the brokerage house to which "people listen." But in the past two years Hutton has found its reputation dwindling rapidly. Amid concerns over the firm's uncertain financial health, Hutton's stock slumped from a high of 44 7/8 last January to as low as 11 on the day after the October market crash. Last week the eroding confidence in the company and an expected downgrading of its credit rating forced the parent company of the tenth largest U.S. retail brokerage to take a - humbling step: inviting a takeover or dismemberment...
Campaign officials for Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) '69 boast that they have the largest paid N.H. staff and have invested more than $66,000 there. Gore has much to lose or gain in the early primaries as he has made an active effort to separate himself from his colleagues by vocally attacking traditional party positions. A strong showing in New Hampshire may indicate voters are ready for his critique while a weak finish would end his gamble...
That bloc worked to his advantage against his rivals for the prime ministership. While former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe could boast of wide- ranging international contacts and Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa could traipse through Japan's bureaucratic jungle blindfolded, Takeshita had the greatest leverage in the party itself...
...Halloween ago, the Crimson was 2-4 and well out of the hunt for an Ivy crown. This year, the gridders boast their first 5-1 record in 11 years and sit near the top of almost every major statistical category...
UNDER CLOSER scrutiny, the election results do not insure a spic-and-span state. To begin with, Roemer cannot boast of broad-based support for his administration. Because of Louisiana's backward primary system, he is entering office with only 31 percent of the popular vote, a mere 2.5 percent more than Edwards...