Word: cautiously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Pulled up by a humming economy-and Wall Street success during the last five years-Harvard's endowment has soared. But the University's top decision-makers have played it cautious, fearing a market drop...
Epps says he was careful to take a studiously neutral approach to race, one he now views as overly cautious...
...things you can do to protect yourself. Screen potential guests on the basis of hygiene (e.g. does she bring her own soap or shampoo?) and sociopathic tendencies. When a nightmare guest does take over the room, stay tolerant by staying absent. Above all, be very, very cautious upon hearing the disclaimer "I don't really know her that well." There is truth to the old saying that houseguests, like fish, start to stink after three days. Some of them arrive rotten...
...like those in a Harvard lecture hall (no, not in the Science Center--no one would go see any respectable performances in a hall with purple carpet and green chairs); its beauty makes it the perfect place to polish one's social graces. If one goes, one must be cautious. To fall asleep would just be embarrassing. To clap in between movements (hint: that's the wrong time) would be downright humiliating. This is what the program is for, so the audience can keep track and applaud at the appropriate times, just in case they don't have the piece...
...projections, he is taking no chances. He is "restricting purchases," meaning he is cutting his inventory to the bone. "When you're in a situation like this, you buy only what the customer has ordered," he says. "You have less of your money tied up." He is also more cautious about his borrowings--one of the most important precautions any business can take. "People who are worried that we may have a recession need to reduce or eliminate their debts," says economist Allen Sinai of Primark Decision Economics. "In a recession your income may drop and your ability to repay...