Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suffered more painful defections than Wells Fargo, a San Francisco behemoth that paid $11.6 billion for First Interstate in 1996. Wells Fargo laid off thousands of managers, tellers and computer experts and started charging for services that had been free, like giving account information over the telephone. A computer crash knocked out phone banking for days. For a time, frustrated customers bolted at the astonishing rate of 1.5% a month...
...Right after that I heard the crash of something hitting the ground," said Sniffen, referring to the object that presumably went through the window. "And then (I heard) the scream that make me look out the window and then I Saw him on the ground," Sniffen said...
...Orchestra played the music so pleasantly that throughout the performance they kept the audience in those most enjoyable moments just before sleep. The French horn section stood out and played beautifully in all of the sections in which they could be easily distinguished. Even the oddly-timed cymbal crash did not break the audience's reverie. The first movement was the only exception, it was very vibrant, as it told the story of the ushering in of spring. The first movement was also universally unusual because of its length, over 30 minutes, making it a full third of the length...
...they have anywhere to go in a hurry.) When asked whether or not he's going to escape, Snipes says no, no he's not going to leave the scene of the second most ridiculously contrived escape scenario ever to be created, because surely there will be another plane crash or boat crash or bicycle crash or cow-tipping accident in the near future that will make his escape at this point seem a waste of time. Well, he winds up escaping, ending up in small-town America...
...Marines are not just holding the pilot responsible for the Prowler air crash that killed 20 people at an Italian ski resort, they?re considering charges against all four crew members. ?There?s only one set of flight controls on that aircraft,? says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson. ?Pointing the finger at all four men suggests there may have been a pact among them to engage in some sort of horseplay. The Marines were not impressed that all four crewmen initially refused to testify, allowing them to collude and present a common account...