Word: busting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other hand, his interaction with the audience is marvelous; Shalhoub clutches one audience member's legs and tries desperately to unload a bust of his uncle which bursts into song whenever it emerges from his pocket. Several of Shalhoub's extended monologues (one consists entirely of coughing) are excellent, and despite his external unpleasantness, the nephew's position is sympathetic. After all, most people have tried at some time or another to pretend that money doesn't matter, only to discover its vital importance when confronted with the need for sustenance and clothing...
...members, a barrel of oil traded at more than twice its free-market price even before Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. With two simple tools--stand-by gasoline rationing authority and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve--the U.S. could use its weight in the world petroleum market to bust OPEC once and for all. By merely threatening to curtail drastically its consumption and flood the world market with cheap oil, the U.S. could force the oil-fattened Gulf kingdoms to play by the rules of the free market and stop gouging the rest of the world...
Today the real problem area is the Northeast, particularly New England. The FDIC is opening a "liquidation" office, with a 400-member staff, in Boston to dispose of the real estate it expects to be stuck with as banks in the region go bust. The Bank of New England (assets: $23 billion) "already has one foot in the grave," says an analyst. Even the big Manhattan-based "money center" banks are suffering from plummeting earnings and falling investor confidence. Chase Manhattan's stock has plunged almost 60% in the past year, to 16 5/8. Citicorp is down about...
...Yukon, Okla., just outside Oklahoma City) and the same stretch of musical country. Black's tunes have a little more sadness in them, maybe more dimension. Brooks comes on easier, making a direct assault on the heartstrings, singing in a kind of simonized tenor suitable for both serenades and bust outs. His debut album, Garth Brooks, is No. 2, right behind Killin' Time, and has spent about half a year in the Top Ten. Last month Brooks pulled down five nominations from the Country Music Association, and Black landed four. That's a good year's work for both...
...annual Harvard water polo game at MIT, dubbed by hyped Techies as the "Tech Bowl," has quickly turned into the "Tech Bust...