Word: cuttingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...initial cease-fire deadline came and went last week without anyone proclaiming the plan a failure. During separate trips to / the U.S. last month, Ortega and Honduran President Jose Azcona Hoyo had warned that they would no longer feel bound by the accord if cease-fires, amnesties, cut-offs of foreign aid to rebels, and other goals were not achieved on schedule. Yet both men remained committed to the proposal, even as rebel violence continued in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. The White House had planned to use the failed deadline to push for $270 million in new contra...
...months. He was rehired in Chicago, and she joined him. Both are ambitious, but they admit to making career sacrifices for their marriage. "Mike left a weekend anchor position in Chicago to be in New York with me, and I moved to Chicago with a pay cut," acknowledges Mary, who says she has no regrets. "When I'm 60, there isn't anybody in broadcasting who will love me. But Mike will...
Some equity funds managed to cut their losses because bearish managers had moved away from cyclical stocks, such as steel and tires, and into defensive shares in food and drug companies, which are less vulnerable in an economic downturn. Some funds that specialize in electric and telephone utilities dropped 12% or less. Other prescient managers had built up their cash reserves, which lowered their exposure to the market and allowed them to pay off any redemptions without being forced to sell stocks at a loss. Says John Neff, who manages the Windsor Fund: "We saw a correction coming...
...first woman I've played who is out of control, who emotionally runs the gamut -- the first real, full-blooded role I've had." She adds that Attraction has also liberated her personal style. "Now I can wear that black leather jacket from the film, or those slinky, low-cut things," she laughs, "and feel really good about myself...
Meanwhile, the Administration won at least a symbolic victory in its efforts to persuade West Germany to spur its economy. The standoff between Baker and his West German counterpart, Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg, eased slightly, aided by an announcement from the German central bank that it would cut two of its less important interest rates. If Bonn were to follow up * on that step and reduce its prime interest rates, there would be less pressure on the dollar. Reason: the greenback has been declining because U.S. interest rates have lately been falling in comparison with those of West Germany...