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...period and took a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Brendan Bernakevitch. Fried deftly redirected a point shot from Welch in the final minute of the second for a 3-0 lead, then set up Dennis Packard’s one-timer for a four-goal cushion 4:24 into the third...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Get Ready To Bear Down | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

Brotemarkle pitched a shutout for six innings—giving up only four hits—and exited the game with a 7-0 cushion. Freshman pitcher Becky Voaklander made her first appearance for the Crimson in the seventh inning, allowing two runs. “It’s really hard the first time you come out in a collegiate start, especially because we were playing good teams,” Brotemarkle said of Voaklander’s debut...

Author: By Carrie H. Petri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Offense Spotty in Season Opener | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

...whether the company can continue to pay down debt. Breen has pledged to come up with an annual $1 billion in cash over the next several years to reduce debt. "There's nothing like cash to prove you got a great company," he says. Tyco may also need a cushion against claims from shareholder lawsuits for mismanagement under Kozlowski--which some analysts say could amount to $10 billion or more. "I'm the first to admit that there is uncertainty there," FitzPatrick says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can This Man Save Tyco? | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...additional cushion proved the difference, as the Tar Heels erased Cromwell’s initial lead over the final two legs...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Final Race Victory Secures Upset | 1/14/2004 | See Source »

...corporate ranks to the likes of accountants in countries from Germany to Taiwan. "It's proven to be a good thing the past few years, when the money wasn't there," says Potgieter. "Bonus programs aren't an entitlement. If a company isn't performing, it gives a nice cushion to squeeze out costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Everyone into the Bonus Pool | 12/15/2003 | See Source »

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