Word: bonanzas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...battered derby hat--bearing the inscription I AM HERE TODAY. An advertisement for a Charlie Chaplin film was a promise of happiness, of that precious, almost shocking moment when art delivers what life cannot, when experience and delight become synonymous, and our investments yield the fabulous, unmerited bonanza we never get past expecting...
...inevitable result is a conventional arms race. The three new members are going to spend huge amounts on modernizing their militaries--a prospect that pleases U.S. weapons dealers and Congress. To get in on an expected arms-sales bonanza, the Senate last week voted down an amendment that would have capped U.S. subsidies for such weapons purchases. Hungary, for example, intends to spend almost $1 billion on new jet fighters. Can Poland be far behind? These countries don't need top-of-the-line warplanes and tanks, but the hardware is part of a plan to achieve "interoperability" with...
...Whatever the impact on American pride, the deal is a bonanza for shareholders -- especially Kirk Kerkorian, the reclusive 81-year-old who owns 13.8 percent of Chrysler. Back in 1990, he was derided for his interest in the once-struggling Michigan firm's stock. Now, if shareholders and governments on both sides of the Atlantic agree to the merger, he will reap a satisfying $5 billion payoff -- more than triple his original investment. Who says you shouldn't throw money at Motown...
...about the upcoming generation's response to having witnessed a leader of questionable integrity hold onto office. In a nation that gives more credence to Dow Jones than Paula Jones, however, those who care about the future would do well to probe beneath the rhetoric of today's budget bonanza...
...feeling good about yourself, a way of measuring how far you have come. As one of Atlas's friends tells him, he needs money to feel smart. Money is treated as a psychological necessity, like security, or peace of mind. The New York Observer treats the book contract bonanza lore like a gold rush than a session with a therapist. There is so much money out there, you simply have to take advantage of the market. The Observer piece reads like a challenge to our yankee ingenuity. In the old days we would have had to invent some new spindle...