Word: cliff
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...eight to ten years we are at our levy limit. And it is a dangerous place to be," said Cyr in an interview after the meeting. "It is a disaster. We need to act now. A small step this year will allow us to avoid walking off the cliff next year...
...Cliff Harrison stands in vigil with fellow Quakers on a bitter February afternoon outside Harvard Square's Au Bon Pain, tourists and townies alike interrupt their casual strolls to witness a protest for peace in the Gulf...
...panel of five leading economists who gathered in Manhattan this month for a TIME economic forum. "We have a moderate, potentially severe recession on our hands," said Allen Sinai, chief economist for the Boston Co. Economic Advisers. "The economy is showing signs of caving in, almost falling off a cliff, as so often is the case once a full-fledged recession begins." If the conditions seem particularly bleak, he noted, "that is because we are in the heart of the slide...
Since ancient times people have believed that long hair bestows power and an aura of sensuality. Cliff Aron, 34, president of BEI, an energy-services firm based in New York City, has a ponytail that ends an inch below his shoulders. When people see it, he says, "they know they're dealing with someone special. They have to feel that I am successful if I can get away with this." Bob Rolke, 18, a varsity swimmer at Washington's American University, has barely had a trim in the past two years and says of his mass of bronze curls...
...last week's cliff-hangers made clear, politicians ignore such tasks at their own peril. Big-name national figures learned they could not take local issues for granted while they pursued a national agenda. For all his stature as a potential presidential candidate, Bill Bradley very nearly fell victim to a local political battle over New Jersey Governor Jim Florio's detested $2.8 billion tax hike. Bradley tried to hide from voter wrath against Florio, but he was the only target in sight; in the end he squeezed into office with 51% of the vote, down from 64% six years...