Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...businessman Roy Black and his wife have spent $30,000 for the penthouse of Crystal Cruises' 940-passenger ship Harmony during a 30-day world tour. The Blacks are so fond of Crystal, a privately owned company, that they've taken 18 Harmony cruises. "It's the ultimate in comfort and spaciousness and decor," Black says of the 950-sq.-ft. penthouse, which comes with a Jacuzzi and private butler service, among other creature comforts. "It's always been our home away from home...
...COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE Incontinence affects an estimated 17 million Americans, but only some 20% seek help. Women are the most frequent sufferers because the condition is often linked to menopause. Pharmacia & Upjohn is rolling out a bladder-control drug called Detrol this spring. The pill is the first such medication to win federal approval in more than 20 years...
...Harvard softball team seeks to complete an undefeated Ivy League campaign as it faces Dartmouth for a doubleheader tomorrow with the comfort of knowing it has already accomplished more than any previous Crimson squad...
Delving into the heart of the matter, I ask for thoughts about the comfort level of women on the Harvard campus, and whether there is a fear of marginalization. But before any of the women have a chance to speak, a pre-frosh named Nick pipes up. He takes me through a theoretical demonstration of why he's certain that women bright and talented enough to get admitted to Harvard are going to be strong enough to hold their own here...
...ordinary Iraqis, however, there was little comfort: Messages broadcast on Baghdad?s streets this morning intoned, ?Happy birthday to you, Saddam Hussein! May God add from our age to yours...