Word: closeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then, in a thrilling match that went into double overtime, DeNunzio defeated Chris Marshall, the No. 2 seed from Central Michigan. He would go on to a fourth place finish after losing a close 4-3 bout to Clarion's Mark Angle, the No.1 seed of the tournament who had been upset in the semifinals...
...Dustin did a great job. He beat three outstanding guys and then lost a close bout [to Angle]," Coach Jay Weiss said. "He proved a lot to himself...
...this era of downsizing and diminished corporate loyalty, close to two-thirds of all U.S. intellectual-property losses can be traced to insiders, according to Richard J. Heffernan, a Branford, Conn., security consultant and co-author of a biannual espionage survey by the American Society for Industrial Security. "People are always looking for somebody who looks different, when a great deal of the theft is committed by insiders who walk and talk just like you and me," notes Heffernan...
...heading for another oil shock? Not even close. Although the news sent futures prices for West Texas crude rocketing past the $15 barrier, and gasoline may soon rise a few cents per gal., the world is still awash in oil. And there's not much that OPEC can do about it. (The latest spot price of Saudi Arabian light is also starting to rebound, at $9.96.) Indeed, traders are watching to see whether OPEC, which has been unable to police its members in the past, can deliver the promised reductions when it meets on March 23 in Vienna. "Oil exporters...
...defining event of DiMaggio's career occurred in 1941, when he got at least one base hit in 56 consecutive games--a feat of consistency no other player has come close to matching. Evolutionary biologist (and sports buff) Stephen Jay Gould once wrote that "DiMaggio's streak is the most extraordinary thing that ever happened in American sports...