Word: firmer
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...voting for him, suggested Dole, would be morally renewing because he was asking them to make hard choices: courage over comfort, honor over wealth. Whether or not the polls bounce and the mood changes, Dole tried to frame the election as a choice: I am older, wiser, firmer and better, while my opponent--so flush with easy promises--is younger, weaker...
Time Warner CEO Levin, meanwhile, having pulled off his dream deal, now has a firmer grip on his job, which had been considered tenuous while the merger was pending. Levin's reign has been marked by corporate turmoil, chaos in the Warner Music division and slower than promised reduction of Time Warner's $15 billion debt. The acquisition increases that figure to $17.2 billion, but increased cash flow will ease the debt service. Now Levin has to prove that his strategic vision can generate returns for the shareholders, who, since he took over in January 1993, have watched Time Warner...
...things, accidents happen, there's a lot of fanfare, it blows off, and the company goes on," says Kit Darby, president of Air Inc., an Atlanta information service for professional pilots. Although Air Florida eventually went under after a 1982 crash in Washington, Darby believes that ValuJet, with its firmer financial footing, may well absorb this setback. "Historically people don't think about safety," says Darby. "They want to go when they want to go at a cheap price...
...Clinton has emerged in the last few months as a very capable leader, possessing greater maturity, having firmer convictions and at last connecting with the general public. He has, frankly, acted "presidential." He is trouncing Dole, the Republican's most likely nominee, in the latest polls. Barring any major lapses or foreign policy debacles, Clinton will enter his second term heading a revived party and with a chance to set governmental priorities as this country heads into the twenty-first century...
...discuss the creation of an exploratory committee. Duberstein talked to two lawyers about how to set it up. The group also considered talking to Charles Kelly, who ran Citizens for Colin Powell, about tapping into his organization, but they decided to hold off until Powell was firmer about saying...