Word: disappearings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bureau is subsumed within a medical system, its distinct niche within the community will disappear, and before long, the Bureau and its educational niche will disappear with it,” the letter stated. “While the Bureau may remain in name and address, its distinctive nature and role will inevitably cease to exist...
There’s a downside, too. Sometimes I want to disappear into the woodwork for a while, or stay in bed instead of manning a keg at a Mather Happy Hour. There’s something to be said for keeping a low profile. That way, you can avoid being tracked down by the Alumni Association for donations after college. Think of Henry David Thoreau and the joys of solitude at Walden Pond...
Some things will never change. I will always hate the Red Sox—even if my love of the Yankees isn’t as strong as it once was. And that’s not to say that my love for the Yankees will ever disappear entirely. I’ll still feel a rush when I walk into Yankee Stadium to see a game. But this summer I’ve reconciled myself to the fact I will probably never worship the Yankees the way I once did. And I’ve almost put to rest...
...that Herculean effort, combined with a much-publicized plan to cool down the economy and relieve pressure on the energy sector, might not be enough. "It's a little hard to believe that if China maintains growth rates of 6-8% that all of a sudden these shortages will disappear overnight in 2006," says Joseph Jacobelli, a Hong Kong-based regional utilities analyst for Merrill Lynch. Moreover, most of China's capacity expansion will come in the form of coal-fired power plants, which, aside from their noxious environmental impact, suffer from crippling supply problems. (The mainland is also aggressively...
...chance." Analysts say it may already be too late. Japan has 11 companies making cars and trucks, while the total market has shrunk by about a quarter since its 1990 peak. Mitsubishi's market share in passenger- and mini-cars has sunk to a meager 3.8%. The company "could disappear tomorrow, and no one would miss it," says John Harris, a Tokyo-based auto consultant...