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Even the professors are noticing. A sniffle here, a cough there, a massive sneeze that echoes through the lecture hall...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: Sniffles, Sneezes Fill the Classroom | 10/3/1991 | See Source »

Years ago, I was on a seaplane with two aspiring billionaires (they were merely Rich Guys) bound for Manhattan. The fare was $100, and after we'd landed on the East River, the pilot asked us to cough it up. I reached for my wallet, thinking "Boy, this is a lot of money"; Rich Guy No. 1 pulled a $100 bill from his wallet; Rich Guy No. 2 asked me to reach behind and grab his briefcase -- his money was in there. But as I was beginning to twist around toward the luggage, Rich Guy No. 1 raised his hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, Herbie, Don't Be Ridiculous | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

...collapse of Denver's Silverado Banking, Savings & Loan Association was expected to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion. That burden was eased ever so slightly last week when presidential son Neil Bush and 12 other former associates of Silverado agreed to cough up $49.5 million as part of a settlement of the Federal Government's $200 million civil suit alleging gross negligence and insider dealings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BAILOUTS: $950 Million To Go: $950 Million To Go | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

EVERY YEAR Harvard holds the same party for its returning graduates. Alumni events are much like car washes. The process stays the same--only the customers change. The clients are stroked and doused with cold liquids, and then expected to cough up some cash...

Author: By Tara A. Nayak, | Title: Gin and Glitz | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

...role a year is plenty." Before his Otello, sung in a concert version with the Chicago Symphony, music fans speculated that he lacked the declamatory heft for the part. But Pavarotti not only had it; he was able to sing three out of four performances with a bad cough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Golden Voices Fade | 5/6/1991 | See Source »

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