Word: fashion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Completing the renovation in time for the fall semester involved a host of logistical difficulties. "We had a lot of problems getting materials delivered in a timely fashion because of the boom economy, aid Ms. Randall. The project often stalled because of suppliers. For instance, deliv- ery of the end-grained Texas mesquite flooringfor the entrance lobby was delayed by a heat wavein the South that slowed production. Confined by arelatively short time frame and the summer surgein construction, Randall says, "In the future, Iwould prefer projects that don't end in August,when everyone is trying to finish construction...
Second, commerce. Business has always driven computer technology forward, and this continues to be true with the Web. The Web has enabled customers and companies to be connected across distances in an immediate fashion that catalog stores could never do. The primary business that can be done on the Web by the average Joe Sixpack is to visit an on-line store, discount products site or auction...
Princeton's offense worked its way down thefield in clockwork fashion in the first quarter totake a 10-0 lead. Junior Mike Giampaolo's firstpunt went for 33 yards and was returned for 10yards by Ray Canole. Princeton ran the ball fivetimes and got to the Harvard 25-yard line, thenSierk drilled a 42-yard field goal 6:06 into thegame...
...worry leads to irrational obsessions about how to maintain the shine of the Harvard status badge when everyone else is also wearing one. For example, you can't be satisfied, the thinking goes, with just any grad school--anything below the mythical "Top Five" (or whatever standard is in fashion) might not cut it in the need-to-impress game. Similarly, getting a job is great, but unless it's with a Goldman, Sachs, a McKinsey or a Microsoft, survival in the prestige scene might prove difficult...
...surprise when British designer STELLA MCCARTNEY features songs by her father Paul at her fashion shows. But spectators were caught off guard last week in Paris when she opened her lingerie-inspired collection for the French design house Chloe with portions of President Clinton's remarks about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Layered over a throbbing techno beat, the President could be heard intoning, "What I'm just trying to do is contain my natural impulses and get back to work," as models wearing revealing slip dresses, camisoles and low-cut blouses sashayed down the runway. Later in the show...