Word: detesting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Until we've vanquished those whom we detest...
...that the Internet can be a disruptive force, because it bypasses many business functions and can lead to their demise. Travel agencies could be in very, very difficult shape, for instance. Says Newman: "I think you will eventually see some change in the distribution of automobiles, because people detest the process" of getting all their information from dealers; they prefer to gather data on the Net. Varian believes that shopping malls will continue to draw people, but many consumers will come only to visit movie theaters, restaurants, cafes and other entertainment outlets. He thinks shopping at stores will...
...company, Aware Records, here in Chicago. Though I could do many of the tasks I'm doing it in an environment that is making me very happy. I'm not working 100-hour weeks, I'm not wearing an uncomfortable suit, and I'm not working for people I detest. I could, in fact, work that way if I so needed, but I don't think I--or anyone--needs that...
...exploit the West's hesitation. Diplomats who thought that Dayton showed they "could work with him" discovered he rarely works well with anyone. He enjoyed his combat with Richard Holbrooke, whose status as special American envoy to the Balkans he considered worthy of attention. But he is said to detest Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as the archetype of all those trying to do in the Serbs. Pride drives the man, says a Western diplomat, "and rational analysis may not matter if he is humiliated in the process...
...kind of report embassy security officers detest. A warning that tells you everything and nothing. Nevertheless, extra guards were posted at the front and back of the building, and nervous security officers convinced their ambassador, Prudence Bushnell, to fire off a letter to Albright warning that the embassy was vulnerable to car bombs. But Nairobi's remained low on the priority list of embassies due for major security upgrades...