Word: detailing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Weill stands apart from an industry where oversize egos often overwhelm logic. His latest deal caps years of collecting castoff companies at fire-sale prices and then trimming costs by paying close attention to detail. He started in 1986 by taking over Commercial Credit, a reject of computer-maker Control Data. It was not the job he wanted--Weill had been given the bum's rush when he offered himself as CEO of BankAmerica--but a spruced-up Commercial Credit gave Weill a springboard. And he sprang: he merged Commercial Credit with struggling Primerica in 1988, getting the Smith Barney...
...cynicism and romantic idealism, all loosely tied together by a standard science-fiction device: on Feb. 13, 2001, a quirk in space-time flips the calendar back 10 years to Feb. 17, 1991. From that moment, everyone in the world is fated to repeat the decade in every living detail...
...would be talking and hear submachine guns in the background," she says, recalling the plight of the innocent victims of political unrest. "Those are the people that deserve the credit, not us. We [doctors] just bring back the stories in detail to get those in the U.S. involved...
...particularly bad day for Albert to get out of bed. Indeed, none of the last three days has been a walk, as lurid detail after lurid detail of his sex life emerged, and the tabloids seemed barely able to conceal their glee. But Marv's misery is not over yet. Not only could he still face a year in jail or a $2,500 fine, but also Sally Donnelly, TIME Washington correspondent, reports that his accuser has already retained a lawyer for further action: "It's a slam dunk," says Donnelly, "that she'll file a civil suit against Albert...
...achieve this goal, The Coop hired a local contractor to maintain and restore the historic architecture and detail of the Great Hall and will add a catwalk and grand staircase toward the rear for more space and greater accessibility...