Word: commits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...February 1992, Joanne was on the phone with Sue. "And she said, 'What would you think if I told you I wanted to commit suicide...
...breathtaking losses along the way. Although Soros predicted the 1987 stock-market crash, he lost $800 million by mistiming his withdrawal from the market. That hit, which wiped out close to a third of Quantum's book value at the time, persuaded Soros, who by then was increasingly committed to foundation work, to step back from day-to-day fund management and focus on the broader investment picture. "The crash was an indicator that I could not do two things at once," he concedes. Yet being detached from the daily battle has its drawbacks. Last January, for example...
...that a budget crunch prevents him from prosecuting most misdemeanors. He faces a $1.1 million, or 22%, cut in his budget on June 30 if Governor Pete Wilson carries out a plan to divert local property-tax revenue to state coffers. Warned Phillips: "We have no choice but to commit remaining resources to the prosecution of the most serious crimes." Among misdemeanors, only drunken driving, domestic violence and resisting arrest will be prosecuted. Phillips may be trying to scare the Governor, but meanwhile small- time offenders -- from shoplifters to prostitutes -- will go scot-free in Stockton...
...Pentagon. Originally Defense Secretary Les Aspin leaned toward air strikes to punish the Serbs, while Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, counseled against any involvement unless the U.S. used overwhelming force to win complete victory. But eventually they came to Clinton united. Neither wanted to commit American ground forces. Both were willing to exempt the Bosnian Muslims from the arms embargo. They agreed that air strikes would be unlikely to accomplish ambitious goals like rolling back Serbian territorial gains. Air Force Chief of Staff Merrill A. McPeak testified that his bombers could "put out of business" most...
...signed for the debut of a revised Kiss in Toronto last summer and for the London run in the fall but would not commit to Broadway until she was given more to do, notably a film-fantasy scene set during the Bolshevik Revolution. Before that was written, Rivera found her role a sort of < decorative overlay, a symbol without a persona. It demanded a lot of her as a singer but not as a dancer or an actress. "I wanted to be a part of the story," she says. "Even now, I can't remember a show where I spent...