Word: cards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory forged by good fortune that has blessed the Pats, who had not won a playoff game for 23 years until they beat the New York Jets last week in the AFC wild-card game...
...Schultze and other board members argued that the personal debt load is not as heavy as it appears. Schultze explained that in calculating consumer debt, the Government includes credit-card purchases, which account for some 20% of the total. Yet many consumers pay their monthly bills immediately, before incurring any interest charges. Said Schultze: "That really shouldn't be counted as debt. They are using their cards for convenience...
...courtesan's skirt could be so intricate that only she could undo them: fashion as a fail-safe device. A contemporary turban, worn by an ironmonger, shows in its coloration and style of wrapping the wearer's occupation, his residence and his marital status: fashion as calling card...
...fashion photography. But at the same time, he has perfected a mordant style of portraiture that mocks the earthly vanity his fashion shots glorify. The fixtures of that style are familiar: unsmiling figures shot in sharp focus against a plain white background. (Avedon started his career taking identity-card shots for the Merchant Marine.) The results can be pitiless. With every wrinkle and sag set out in high relief, even the mightiest plutocrat seems just one more dwindling mortal...
Corcoran--the Ivy Player of the Year last year--was the big drawing card for last night's contest. And she didn't disappoint the 40 shivering spectators, two German sheppards and three stuffed Pandas who packed Bright Arena...