Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deadly swath being cut by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is fast becoming a quandary for U.S. corporate management as well as a challenge for the U.S. health system. As the disease continues to spread, the emergence of the AIDS victim in the workplace poses one of the country's most difficult tests of employer compassion and good judgment -- and increasingly, of legal acumen. Many managers have reacted by firing AIDS sufferers outright or banning the employee from work on permanent sick leave. But now, at least partly because a thicket of lawsuits has sprung up around cases...
...clampdown came just three weeks after Junejo returned from a trip to the U.S., where he proclaimed Pakistan's return to democracy and emphasized that Bhutto's appeal was fading fast. In Washington, a State Department spokesman said the U.S. hoped for the quick restoration of "peaceful conditions...
...best Kentucky Derby style, Holding calls the race: "Pigmalion's first out of the box, with the lead on the rail. Hamtrak settles into second, with Flying Frank third." Suddenly his voice rises excitedly: "Here comes Boaris Karloff on the outside, closing fast around the final turn!" Holding is drowned out by the shouts of the crowd as the pack pounds down the stretch to the finish, where a chocolate-cream cookie awaits the winner...
...best time for the five entrants in each race, so pig players have some stats to ponder before betting. In the hurdle events, the pigs must jump 11-, 14- and 16-in. barriers. "Pigs are natural jumpers," says Holding. "Put a hurdle between them and food, and they learn fast how to clear it. These guys are no dummies." Actually, most of the guys are girls. For reasons nobody quite understands, gilts (females) seem to be better runners and jumpers than barrows (males...
...access issue is liable to make business even rougher for AT&T's competitors. | That is because of the fees called access charges that carriers pay to the Baby Bells, whose equipment connects consumer phones to a long- distance carrier. For AT&T's rivals, these fees are rising fast, and will probably grow even faster to pay for the new equal-access connection. In many cases, access fees have jumped from about 10% of long-distance retailer revenues two years ago to more than 50% today. Moreover, the sudden price hikes are coming just as the carriers must further...