Word: dimly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dim light at the end of every game--every loss, every victory--her earrings seemed to capture the sunlight and glow with her and her team's serenity...
When Showfolk Business Manager Neal Levin needed investors to bankroll a Chinese dim sum diner named Bao Wow in Los Angeles, he naturally turned to clients, including Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner, Singer Melissa Manchester and Satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. The first Bao Wow in Beverly Hills was a dog with the dinner trade and closed after a year; the second, in Encino, is a noon and nighttime hit, prompting dreams of a nationwide chain. The Hard Rock Cafe, which offers young Manhattanites an eclectic menu topped with a hefty dollop of rock-'n'-roll memorabilia that includes Elvis Presley...
...house too clean) we return once more to the present, as Luba despairs of her date ever arriving. She yammers on a bit longer, talking about her hopes for the future, the need to break free of the past, and so on, until finally the doorbell rings. The lights dim as, lo and behold, the (hopefully) new man in her life appears and embraces her as the lights dim for the last time. Unfortunately, the New Ehrlich Theatre seems to be somewhat low on performers, for the actor who appears is the same who played Jack. Thus the fact that...
...recent years, the makers of home photography equipment have had few triumphs to put in their picture albums. Sales of once promising products like disk-film cameras have been lackluster, and videotape recorders have become strong competitors for the consumer dollar. Against this dim background, Minolta has been a bright performer. The Japanese firm's Maxxum, which focuses automatically and sells for about $350 with a basic lens, has turned Minolta (est. fiscal-1985 sales: $975 million) into the No. 1 producer of 35- mm single-lens reflex (reflected-image) cameras, which account for a third of the worldwide camera...
...vote got $19.1 million from PAC pockets. The Boren proposal would restrict PAC contributions to a total of $100,000 for a House candidate and up to $750,000 for Senate aspirants, based on state population. The PAC limits could be proposed again in the spring--a dim prospect when 34 Senators, many fueled with PAC money, will be starting their re-election campaigns...