Word: conceptive
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...road map concept is pursued, the Bush administration may be faced with some tough choices in relation to its close alliance with Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Sharon insists that discussing the terms of Palestinian statehood, withdrawing Israeli troops from Palestinian towns and restricting settlement activity can only begin once violence has ended. That may no longer be possible if the road map is to be pursued: While it will likely take extensive account of Sharon's security concerns, a road map will also require him to sign on to timetables and specifics of Palestinian statehood and ending settlement activities...
Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) Chief Francis D. “Bud” Riley says that conveying extraneous information can also be harmful to the whole concept of an emergency management plan...
Some merchants take it still further. Whirlpool is so enthusiastic about the market that it unveiled a high-concept model laundry room in January called the Family Studio, packed with a whole line of fancy accessories like the Personal Valet, an appliance that simulates dry cleaning by misting a water-based solution on clothes to remove odors and wrinkles; a cabinet that circulates warm air to dry delicates; and a sink with three microjets that mimic a hand-washing motion. The Family Studio can cost $5,000, or more than five times as much as a plain-vanilla washer-dryer...
...million to buy and promote a system that married the brains of the personal computer with the entertainment value of television, allowing people to surf the Internet and watch Seinfeld on the same monitor. Like a lot of doomed info-age ideas, it had its own buzzword: convergence, a concept that predicted the blurring of boundaries between smart boxes (the PC) and dumb ones (the TV). Problem was, people loved their idiot box just the way it was, idiotic. So the PC stayed in the living room, a disappointed Microsoft renamed WebTV as msn TV in 2001, and convergence...
What do you do when pulling on a sweat suit for a trip to the corner Starbucks is too much effort? How about just keeping on your pj's? Everyone from carpooling moms to yoga-bodied Hollywood celebs is taking the concept of dressing down a few notches lower by turning their pajamas into outerwear. Classic men's cuts in fun colors and prints, often more than $100 a pair, are being worn in pieces: bottoms only with a T shirt, a camisole or a swimsuit; or just the long-sleeved top over a sexy T shirt as a jacket...