Word: cheerful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...compete with each other to some extent," Johnson explains. But it doesn't matter who has jumped farther. We both encourage each other and cheer each other...
...Give me a W!" shouts Sam Walton, 65, the chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, to employees at staff meetings. "Give me an A!" And so forth, down to the last T. Then he gives a final ringing cheer: "WalMart, we're No. 1!" Walton has plenty of reasons to shout. In April, sales at his 570 outlets were up 32% from the previous year. By comparison, Sears' revenues increased just 7.7%, K mart's by 5.5%, and J.C. Penney's were down...
...Prins, 40, was his choice. Born in Holland, Prins came to the U.S. in 1970 and worked in marketing for a variety of companies from TWA to Procter & Gamble. Prins knew nothing about buses, but figured that he "could market bus travel just like a box of Tide or Cheer...
...Harvard men's tennis team had already clinched the match against the University of Pennsylvania at Palmer-Dinon Courts, and most of Penn's team members had finished showering. But still, Penn fans were screaming and clapping and the remaining Harvard players were delaying their showers to cheer on teammates Larry Scott and Howard Sands...
...recent Gridiron dinner, the President appeared onstage in a sombrero and sang a ditty in his uncertain baritone. The cold-eyed journalists leaped to their feet to cheer. "That's charm," said one of Reagan's close friends. A fortnight ago, House Speaker Tip O'Neill called a cease-fire in the budget war and asked Reagan up for lunch to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Reagan readily accepted. For a few hours there was nothing but sweetness. The next day they were back beating each other's brains out. Says O'Neill: "Away...