Word: decentered
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...from Geneseo to Shields, about 40 miles south of Interstate 70 is a veritable death valley. In town after town, schools have been boarded up, and the only preserved building is the American Legion post. These parts have so emptied that a turtle crossing the street has a decent shot at getting to the other side uninterrupted. Entire city blocks sell for $100 at sheriff's auctions, only to be abandoned, tax delinquent and on the block again a few years later...
PROMISE A snappish but decent man without political connections, he wasn't thrilled to find himself in command. "I have been tried and condemned," he said...
...housing market, I thought I was the only one living in a place where people make real estate deals with money they don't have. Unless I become a movie star or join a drug ring, I will probably never have enough money to own a house in a decent neighborhood...
...computer brand in the world. While global PC sales were up 14.7% overall last year, Acer grew at a 34.5% clip, meaning the company is gaining ground on the top four: Dell, HP, IBM and Fujitsu Siemens. "Most people couldn't see a turnaround happening, but Acer has a decent brand that's quite successful in Asia and Europe," says Steven Tseng, an analyst with Yuanta Core Pacific Securities in Taipei. "It's been a remarkable comeback...
...four-part movie may seem like just another Cleese farce, but it has a serious purpose. Its intended audience includes corporate executives, and the biting humor drives home a forceful message: managers cannot do a decent job, or expect their subordinates to do one, if they have not organized their time and set clear priorities and performance standards. The film is one of more than 70 corporate training films produced by Video Arts, a London company that Cleese helped start in 1972. Over the years, Cleese has instructed bosses on everything from running meetings to conducting interviews with prospective employees...