Word: eight
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...investigation was triggered by the announcement on Sept. 18 of an American Airlines fare increase. Within several days, eight other carriers, including United and TWA, followed suit. The airlines deny the possibility of collusion, insisting that fare decisions are made independently. But critics charge that the carriers use their sophisticated computerized reservation systems to signal pricing intentions to rivals...
...back. I like a challenge, so I create a lot of challenges for myself." For the actor, many of his films provide the perk of being able to test himself, master a new skill. He flew in Navy jets before making Top Gun. He played serious pool for eight weeks before The Color of Money. For Cocktail he tended bar in Manhattan. He plays a race-car driver in his next movie, Days of Thunder, a spin-off from Cruise's latest perilous hobby. But for Born on the Fourth of July he faced a different challenge: spending almost...
...about eight players could be playing number one on any given day," Piltch said. "In fact, there are about 15 or 20 players who are really good...
Moved by ethical concerns, a number of former fur lovers have defected to the other side. Davida Terry, a Lincolnshire, Ill., advertising executive, has kept her eight fur coats hidden in a closet ever since a chiding by an animal- rights supporter caused her to have a change of heart. "How could anyone wear a fur coat?" she now says. "How these animals have to suffer!" Last week, as a gesture of support, Chicago secretary Kathi Hodowal turned over her eight-year-old mink coat to Trans-Species, which uses such donations to stage mock funerals with fur-filled coffins...
...President had been a little tentative going into such a highly charged superpower meeting, when the great Malta storm struck. But the outcome reassured the world and seemed to enhance Bush's presidential stature. His reflections on his eight hours with the Soviet boss came over the telephone line like pages out of a good reporter's notebook...