Word: finish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...once flirted with the idea of setting up a special committee to receive what is likely to be the first impeachment report ever filed by an independent prosecutor, he was beaten back by Hyde and other Republicans who insisted that "regular order" be followed. With Starr now likely to finish his investigation in the run-up to November's midterm elections, Hyde will be forced to make a series of politically loaded decisions. "We're going to have to look at the calendar and do some deep thinking," he said last week...
...friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always agree, but knowing how the other one is likely to respond helps us navigate most problems." Conflicts? Ballmer says they've seen them all. "Personnel changes? Major strategy changes? Loss...
...Sancton says this year's Tour may not reach the finish line. But the race's lone moment of nobility, a protest slowdown Wednesday in which all the riders coasted through the leg in sympathy with teams that had been up all night with police, could serve as the inspiration for the sport to unite against its demons. Says Sancton: "I think they'll all get together -- the riders, the coaches, the sponsors -- and agree that if the times are a little less spectacular, so be it, but the sport has to be returned to a natural footing...
...breaking off sentences to start new ones, leaving some key phrases untranslated. The result was disappointing. The Chinese host of the broadcast criticized the interpreter outright, and a Beijing official later observed to his daughter in the U.S. that Clinton came out sounding like a "stupid man who cannot finish a sentence." The State Department has asked for tapes of the broadcasts so the interpretation can be "checked for quality control...
...passing; band members were asked to stop playing when they were directly in front. "There's not too many grieving in this town," said Irene Quinn, the dead boys' grandmother. Those who were grieving could do nothing but sit behind their curtains and wait for the Protestant parades to finish so Catholic friends could safely come by to bid farewell to the boys. One day later, weeping mourners formed their own somber parade behind the coffins bearing the boys to a hillside cemetery...