Word: fell
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reaction was swift. On Wall Street Cray's stock fell 10% in one day. In Japan some thought they smelled a "political maneuver." Since U.S. agencies like to have at least two bidders on any contract, the exit of ETA opened a window of opportunity for Cray's Japanese rivals. The Cray split, they suspect, may have been designed to close that window. Cray officials do not deny it. Chuckles one: "They got the message in a hurry...
...eight-month term for inciting antigovernment demonstrations. Most of the ) visitors had left, when the doorbell rang. The erect, sad-eyed man in the hallway seemed like a ghostly apparition, his palms outstretched almost sheepishly and on his face a mysterious but familiar half-smile. The apartment fell silent. Then someone murmured, "Dubcek." Said Alexander Dubcek, hero of 1968's Prague Spring: "I had to come...
...Paul Kagan Associates, a California-based research group and trade-magazine publisher, found that the average monthly charge for basic service climbed from $11.90 in 1986 to $14.40 last year, an increase of 21%. At the same time, the typical fee for premium offerings such as HBO and Showtime fell from $10.31 a month to $9.91, down nearly...
...clear that there had been a flurry of proposals and counterproposals between Wright's representatives and the ethics panel on Wednesday. Those efforts fell short of agreement, but some Wright allies still held out hope that a negotiated settlement could be achieved...
...squash's teams winning streak isn't the only one that fell this year under my byline. The women's tennis team lost an Ivy match for the first time in six years, falling to Yale...