Word: borrowings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sure the salaries bankers and traders made are astronomical, the work-hours never end and the office watering hole's beers cost $5, but what shocked me most in this world of the "Masters of the Universe" (to borrow a phrase from Tom Wolfe) was the aura that surrounded all of it. Quite simply, the entire culture displayed a male-dominated character which exceeded anything I had imagined or even believed possible...
...issue to build a road? What little old lady (or big mutual fund) has not heard an accountant extol "munis" as the most foolproof of investments? Lending to companies is risky: they fold overnight, leaving squabbling creditors. But municipalities don't disappear from the map; and knowing they will borrow more tomorrow, they will do anything -- even raise taxes-to avoid defaulting today...
...machine shop in Spokane, Washington. She is the only employee left following layoffs last month. Heather handles everything from typing and filing to the actual machine work. Her rent and day-care costs alone total $1,000. Last month, she reports with great pain and embarrassment, she had to borrow $200 to pay her landlord. "It just about killed me to do it,'' recalls Beck. "I don't even know how I'm going to repay...
Explore your dorm. Find secret places whereHarvard stores it nice office furniture and"borrow" it for the year...
...borrow from ABC Wide World of Sports, Harvard teams felt "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." Freshmen were more involved than ever. Without further adieu, the 10 benchmark Harvard sports moments from...