Word: fixedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always have the steps in front of one's entryway. A great choice when pressed for time or when equipped with heavy books, the stoop is as constant as it is loveable. Best of all, cordless phones can be brought along for the ultimate home-really-close-to-home fix...
...with a cigarette," supports the view that smoking is considered an unpleasant activity on campus. He adds, "everyone claims to be allergic to cigarette smoke, which is bullshit. That's why smokers have to stick together." Especially among first-years, who must often brave the elements to get their fix, the smoking community is one that develops strong ties. The hard-core know who they are, and one female first-year declares that "at Harvard there are three smokers and we all know each other." Burns, who always smokes outside, reports, "There's a smoker community." She says standing outside...
...commission, adding yet another to the parade of blue-ribbon panels that until now have produced little more than unread reports full of alarming statistics and familiar options. And while Clinton last week preached the virtue of acting early--"in the words of the old saying, to fix the roof while the sun is shining"--the fact is, politicians usually have to be staring a crisis in the face before they are willing to do anything painful to stop it. The danger to Social Security is real but not immediate. Though the crunch may begin to be felt as early...
...fix in Social Security will involve adjusting the current system, changing the nature of the program--or, most likely, a little of both. Those who want to keep the existing system on life support can buy time the same way they have before: by raising taxes and reducing benefits. But even the most obvious measures will not be so easy to put in place. Many Americans already pay more in Social Security taxes than they do in income taxes. Further raising the retirement age (now slated to go to 67) as a way of acknowledging that people are living longer...
...asked her budget stylist to trim the ends straight and cut some bangs--a seemingly simple request. Instead, she was left with hair layered on the ends and bangs that gently sloped upward and then back down again like an arc across her face. "[My roommate] Sarah volunteered to fix it," Yin grumbles. "She abruptly cut the left side. The right side still slopes." Yin, though, took the whole incident in stride. Remember: don't worry, it'll grow...