Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...champions of tax cuts argue that the surplus rightly belongs to citizens whose Form 1040s gave rise to it and who now deserve their money back--to do with as they see fit. As a Wall Street Journal editorial-page headline framed the issue last week, WHOSE SURPLUS IS IT, ANYWAY? Indeed, Americans now pay an amount in taxes equal to 20.7% of gdp, a post-World War II high that is up from just over 18% 10 years ago. Nor are many economists bummed by the fact that most of the benefits that would flow from the G.O.P. cuts...
...slogan the cyclist reportedly loves. Most important, though, Armstrong has demonstrated to cancer patients around the world that the dreaded disease can be vanquished ? and then some. "The message is that even a serious disease is not always totally devastating," says Golden. And that good medicine and staying fit can be an unbeatable combination...
...when he first joined the Spetsnaz, he felt great pride of accomplishment. In those days, it was rare to be recruited for the Spetsnaz, and even harder to qualify. Spetsnaz veterans across the country acted as informal talent scouts, identifying promising soldiers for their old units. The recruits were fit and tough, and sometimes edging dangerously close to trouble with the law. "The saying used to be," Ivan recalls, "that you went either into the Spetsnaz or into prison." They had something else in common, veterans say: though often unsophisticated, they were usually very bright. Volodya, a well-educated officer...
Sometimes Wall Street gets captivated by a business model, and everybody just goes nuts trying to find companies that fit it. When I got in the business in the early '80s, everybody wanted to find the next Merck, which was a fabulous stock for so many years. Later, people wanted to find the next Microsoft. Then we searched for the next Amgen, and for the past few years we've wanted to find the next Intel. Recently we wanted to find the next WorldCom and the next America Online...
...power to her. Her bravado may even have a salutary effect. Perhaps the booters' out-front sexuality will prompt all their come-lately fans--girls and boys both--to reconsider what constitutes healthy, full-bodied femininity. Fit as fiddles, Chastain is 5 ft. 7 in. and 130 lbs., Scurry is 5 ft. 8 in. and 145 lbs., Foudy is 5 ft. 6 in. and 130 lbs., Akers is 5 ft. 10 in. and 150 lbs. There's no heroin chic in Babe City. Those, little Suzie, are role-model physiques...