Word: dents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recovery -- though many economists warn that this may be as good as it's going to get. Unemployment remains stubbornly high; the jobless rate continues to hover at 7.3%, a six-year peak, and experts say it will take a more robust rate of growth to make a dent in that figure. Typical recoveries since World War II have boasted growth rates of 5% and sometimes higher; by contrast, the current 2% rate is paltry, and unlikely to improve soon. Michael Boskin, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, last week said he expected the economy might inch...
...billion a year, international telecommunications ranks as the fourth biggest drag on the U.S. trade deficit. With a simple idea and 15 employees in the Bronx, Jonas just might make more of a dent in that deficit than a pride of automakers on a presidential trade mission...
Common sense and calorie consciousness have put a dent in beer sales. Miller Time gave way to near beer, lite beer, then dry beer. Next: tap water with a side order of organically grown hops...
...half hours. For those who fly in by plane, public buses leave frequently from the Geneva airport. As for accommodations, there are apartments for rent as well as bed and breakfasts, but they do need to be reserved in advance. The ski passes will probably make the biggest dent in your budget, but it is worth it. With the opening of a train lift, you can reach one mountain top in five minutes and waiting times have been reduced significantly...
Watch Metzenbaum throw a right hook. Here comes Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) with a left jab. Yes, the Democrats have some fight left. The senators will connect, Gates will go down for the count and Bush will find a little dent in his invincible armor...