Word: cinching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...council's elections are not even maximizing the program's capabilities which can handle a variety of circumstances, Because of the nature of the program, last night's reconfigurations were a cinch, Klein said...
...cases, the S&P 500 fell during the 12 months immediately following those elections--by a whopping average of 12%, reports Logical Information Machines, a market-data firm based in Chicago. Obviously, the market misinterpreted something. Is today's surging market misinterpreting again? It's a cinch you shouldn't bank heavily on Wall Street's political handicapping. As always, they still have to play the game...
...same time, backing up your data is a cinch. The Pilot comes with a built-in docking station for use with your PC; plug it in, press a button, and the so-called "HotSync" process begins. With one touch, you can synchronize data between your desktop's time management software and your Pilot. U.S. Robotics also includes a functional organizer program with the Pilot; you can buy add-on programs that let your Pilot talk to other apps for a nominal fee. Dozens of freeware, shareware and commercial applications for the Pilot are also available on the Internet...
...attending Undergraduate Council meetings, down-time. Minimize your down-time by taking wolf-naps. In Farley Mowat's Never Cry Wolf, he observes wolves taking naps that are often as short as two minutes each. Train your body to do that, and all-nighters are a cinch because after you add up all the wolf naps, you already got all the sleep you need during...
...SEEING IT: Forbes is using his promiscuous ad campaign ($7 million in 12 weeks alone) to cinch the No. 2 spot behind Dole. This no-frills ad seeks to distinguish Forbes as both the outsider and the true-blue conservative (at least compared with Dole's modulated conservativism). Curiously, Forbes' face is his fortune: his cheerful awkwardness marks him as the authentic outsider in the race. Dole, by the way, never voted to increase taxpayer-funded congressional pensions, only congressional...