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Word: bumpers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this stuff on TV and it's all so surreal." Kennedy's corner office remained closed and locked. From his office windows, he had a distant view of the Statue of Liberty; on the walls were pictures of his wife and his father and mother, as well as political bumper stickers and a few photos of Kennedy himself when he was younger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Was America's Prince... | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

...million in compensatory damages and $4.8 billion in punitive damages ? to six people who were severely burned when the fuel tank in their Chevrolet Malibu exploded during a rear-end collision. The plaintiffs claimed the car should have been designed with a fuel tank further removed from the rear bumper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huge Award? GM?s Been Down This Road Before | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

...Incredible Record Keeper: John M. Shimkus (R., Ill.), who reported 15 pages of gifts, including a plastic letter opener from the Pontiac, Ill., Tourism Office; 21 calendars; a bumper sticker from an "outraged, anonymous citizen"; a hog sausage from the Eldred Baptist Church; and 12 jars of horseradish from Keller Farms in Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Financial Affairs | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

...Incredible Record Keeper: John M. Shimkus (R-Ill.), who reported 15 pages of gifts, including a plastic letter opener from the Pontiac, Ill., Tourism Office; 21 calendars; a bumper sticker from an "outraged, anonymous citizen"; a hog sausage from the Eldred Baptist Church; and 12 jars of horseradish from Keller Farms in Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Just Politicians, Coin Collectors Too | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...lose it...") and whined at editors while on the railroad whizzing to work. I've read real-time Long Island Expressway traffic updates while sitting in my office 23 floors above the ground--and, after ignoring them, bailed myself out with custom-made driving directions while stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I've looked up local movie listings, browsed synopses of techtrends on Slashdot.org (a website whose motto is "News for Nerds") and snagged up-to-the-minute Yankees scores. The Palm fits comfortably in my shirt pocket, runs for a month on a pair of AAA batteries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life With Palm VII | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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