Word: casualness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Seattle, Bill Clinton welcomed Asian heads of state in down-home style. The plaid-shirted president was eager to give a casual, friendly air to this summit--an event which, nevertheless, crackled with symbolism for the future. While most of the attendees humored Clinton by dressing down, China's President Jiang Zemin was a notable exception: He chose to remain in his business suit...
...bounded onstage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Seattle last week, singing the glories of pan-Pacific free trade. Amity and optimism were watchwords as the U.S. President greeted leaders from 14 other APEC members, sat through bilateral meetings and swept the whole group off for a casual get- together on nearby Blake Island. There the leaders issued a vague but upbeat joint statement on their shared "economic vision" for the Asia- Pacific area. Said Clinton at a Saturday press conference: "We've agreed that the Asia-Pacific region should be a united one, not divided...
...work in a foreign-owned public relations firm. Her salary quintupled and she moved into her own two-room apartment. When her parents tell Zhao that her friends are all having children, she replies, "I have no time to be married." Chinese are marrying at a later age, casual premarital sex is more common, and the urban young increasingly choose their own spouses. "It used to be that Communist Party membership was important," said Wang Zhixiong, a Guangdong researcher. "Now people's tastes favor money, professional ranking and appearance...
Snoop makes great party music, and that's the key to the album's appeal. Gin and Juice bounces along at a casual speed that's ideal for both dancing and just hanging out. "Two in the morning and the party's still jumping cause my mama ain't home," Snoop raps. "So what do you want to do? I got a pocketful of rubbers and my homeboys do too." The lyrics are often unnecessarily graphic; at some points they're downright obscene. Snoop unabashedly expresses his adolescent urges, talking freely of having casual sex, smoking pot and even gunning...
...company is the happy beneficiary of a fashion shift: Timberland's classic waterproof boot has replaced Nike's Air Jordans as the look of choice for youths and young adults. And shoppers who come to retailers looking for Timberland's best-selling Weatherbuck waterproof casual shoes ($99) can also buy garments like men's full-length leather overcoats ($1,100) with the Timberland label...