Word: dipped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gone though he may be, Manuel Antonio Noriega continues to provide work for the new government's auditors. One of the juicier tidbits they claim to have found is that Noriega had a computer wired directly into the national treasury account, into which he could dip at will. He also allegedly supplemented his $8,000 monthly salary and expenses by drawing on the $10,000 generated daily by the country's lottery. Panamanian officials claim that two days before the U.S. invasion, Noriega transferred some $10 million of his own funds from Panama probably to Hong Kong. That money...
Until recently the 52-year-old ruling was rarely invoked by large employers. Companies feared that quality would dip if raw recruits replaced experienced workers and that customers would turn to other suppliers. Moreover, throwing down the gauntlet by replacing strikers might have triggered a wider backlash from unionized suppliers and consumers, or even provoked congressional intervention...
...campaign for Rooney's reinstatement was fierce. Hewitt even posted a memo at CBS headquarters blaming a dip in 60 Minutes' ratings on Rooney's absence. A much more important factor: last week ABC scheduled the hit show America's Funniest Home Videos opposite it. Though Burke did not elaborate on the reasons for his change of heart, Rooney was quick to attribute it to "the preponderance of public opinion." Says he: "It took a lot of courage to do what ((Burke's)) done...
...Yale Coach Dick Kuchen, whose team opened its Ivy season with a 39-37 upset of Princeton, is wary of the Crimson's depth. While Kuchen can dip with confidence only two-deep into his bench, Harvard Coach Peter Roby has the luxury of being able to play a full second squad without much dropoff in quality...
...most of the third period the Crimson was in a dip. Cornell tallied two more goals before Joslin chalked up Harvard's lone goal with 6:55 remaining...