Word: flatness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sheer volume of paper crossing his desk that he has resorted to a method of filing that consists of crisscrossing documents as they came in: one sideways, one straight, one sideways and so on. When one stack grew too tall, he started another. When he ran out of flat surfaces, he added to a previous stack. Soon the stacks collapsed of their own weight and toppled into one another, scattering layers of undifferentiated documents from one end of his office to the other in a kind of latter-day paper Pompeii. Staffers joke that only by sinking exploratory shafts...
...that the travel office had a powerful protector in the press, which has long been pampered by the plush level of accommodations. The reporters appreciate the way their favorite drinks are served the minute they sit down in their first-class seats. Family members can come along for a flat $100; any purchases made during trips get hauled back free. A reporter's fingers hardly ever touch luggage...
...flat, unpalatable, and visually uninteresting. How does Pepsico expect anyone to buy Diet Crystal Pepsi? If isn't even that much healthier than regular caffinated caramel colored Pepsi. That ominous "natural flavorings" entry is still on the ingredients list...
Everything that I loved about Pepsi is gone in Crystal Pepsi. The flavor is bald and unrewarding--too plan and not sweet enough. It goes flat too quickly, killing the little carbon dioxide bubbles. The after taste is oppressively heavy, and makes it difficult to quaff an entire serving of Crystal Pepsi...
...Clinton plan, Americans will join large insurance pools and will be able to choose among several different types of health plans, depending on how big a share of the costs of care they are willing to pay. Some will join health-maintenance organizations, which treat patients for a flat fee. Others will sign up with a group of doctors and hospitals. Most people will be able to choose among the doctors working for the plans, but that does not mean everybody will be able to continue seeing the doctors they know...