Word: faired
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...once monster conglomerate that has been rapidly deconglomerating, has saved for future acquisitions some $1.6 billion earned by selling off two global automotive businesses this year. "A fair amount of that," says chairman Travis Engen, "will go to Asia. Much of the world's electronics is being produced there, and our footprint there in electrical connectors is rather modest. So that is an area where we would specifically like to make great investments in acquisitions." Asia supplies about 5% of ITT's global revenues, but Engen foresees that rising to a third in about 15 years--or in less time...
...council seemed divided over whether there was a case to be made against the universities. Councillor Katherine Triantafillou began her remarks by saying, "The universities aren't really paying their fair share to the city...
...back to my dorm, along the way playing up the merits of both his candidates and the community they would ostensibly foster. When I asked him why community matters so much, he alluded to the many cases of suicide and depression students in the College suffer. Fair enough, but I don't think any student government could relieve academic burnout or loneliness with more forums in Harvard Hall. Nor do I think that more trips to Quincy Market with the dorm could ease a first-year's transition into university life...
...Congress to make moving a sports franchise punishable by anything the spurned fans can come up with short of death. Any kind of beating, whipping, electrical stimulation, or painful and possibly humiliating medical procedure (we are talking about old men in most cases) would be fair game...
...applaud The Crimson's recognition that the impeachment hearings are the grind of a political machine rather than a fair or rational search for justice (Editorial, Dec. 14). By rejecting censure in favor of pushing for full impeachment the House Republicans have shown blatant disregard for the health of this nation and the will of the people. Polls show that 66 percent of Americans approve of the job that Clinton is doing. That is a much greater figure than Congress' 44 percent approval rating...