Word: crunches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...symbol of China's economic prowess -- and its problems. Earlier this year, when credit was easy and the economy was steaming ahead at a 17% annual clip, the state-owned conglomerate and its 270,000 employees could hardly keep pace with consumer demand. Profits soared. Then came the credit crunch orchestrated by economic czar Zhu Rongji, and Shougang felt the sting at once. Customers slashed their orders, and soon Shougang could not pay its bills. The company last month was forced to take out a $70 million loan from the government to keep operating...
Perhaps you missed it in the crunch of midterms, but the Brave New World arrived a few weeks...
Adams: A veritable mecca of cereal enjoyment. At last count, 17 different kinds of cereal. Granted, there are boxes of Crispix and Corn Flakes, but the Adams house resident can also dine on Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Cap'n Crunch, Lucky Charms and a host of other tooth-rotting delights. Perhaps this wild array of artificial color and flavor helps to account for this house's decidedly non-conformist attitude. And after all, the first step towards tolerance is acceptance of others' cereal choices...
Brown (19-7, 13-1 in Ivy play last year) returns three starters, including 1993 Player of the Year Martina Jerant. The 6'5" Jerant averaged 16.6 points per game (second in the league), 8.6 rebounds per game (fifth in the league), and took over games during crunch time and again...
...shortage is nothing new, according to the spokesperson, who would not give his name. Harvard parents, as well as parents of students at Boston University and MIT--who are also hosting families this weekend--only add to Howard Johnson's annual crunch caused by fall foliage tours and other groups, he said...