Word: briefness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appealed, but until a court says otherwise it still stands, as it has now for five months. So it's hard for Microsoft to suddenly claim an emergency when it could have sought to clarify the matter back in December, as Justice was quick to point out in its brief to the appeals court. Calling the last-minute crisis over the release of Windows 98 "a self-generated hardship," DOJ point man Joel Klein made it clear that the company should have asked a lot sooner if it really was interested in a speedy answer...
...fastest takeoff of a new drug that I've ever seen, and I've been in this business for 27 years," says Michael Podgurski, director of pharmacy at the 4,000-outlet Rite Aid drugstore chain. After a brief lag, the drug is now being prescribed at the rate of at least 10,000 scripts a day, outpacing such famous quick starters as the antidepressant Prozac (which went on to become one of the biggest-selling drugs in America) and the baldness remedy Rogaine (which has been something of a disappointment after its initial blaze of popularity...
...After a brief and polite introductory statement, Wang fielded a variety of questions in his first major question-and-answer session since his release from prison and immediate exile to the United States 10 days...
...exercises first became known among athletes for their ability to heal injuries. In the 1950s such dancers as George Balanchine and Martha Graham became devotees. After a brief public boom in the 1970s, the system went back to the ballerinas. But in the past few years the exercise has begun to break through, in large part because of celebrity hype. "I always want to be doing what Madonna is doing," cracks author Jennifer Belle...
...incident involved the brief but purposeful exposure of the private life of the Today show's Katie Couric. Couric returned to her position as host after a period of mourning following the death of her husband Jay Monahan, an attorney and legal analyst for NBC. Monahan, only 42, died of colon cancer. On the day of her return Couric wore his wedding ring on a chain around her neck. Welcomed back by her co-host, Matt Lauer, she proceeded to thank the thousands of viewers who had sent condolences and then extended her sympathies to those who were struggling with...