Word: float
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...marriage and on their future needs. Mills claimed that McCartney stopped her from pursuing a U.S. television career, including work on the Larry King show, which "would have made millions." Bennett doesn't mince words. "I am prepared to assume in the wife's favour that Larry King did float the idea of the wife doing further interviews on his show. But I doubt it got any further than that...
Personality-based television is all the rage these days, and for good reason. The kind of high-concept, high-execution shows that make the airwaves in the new cable order are often just a little too unrealistic to float. The blanket solution of more than a few programs has been to hire a solid anchor in the form of an excellent lead actor—preferably one who’s had some face time on HBO. Did Michael C. Hall creep you out more than a little on “Six Feet Under”? He?...
...time and for any reason is tied to deregulation, which began in banking in the 1970s and effectively eliminated caps both on interest and fees. Thanks to mergers and consolidation, the top six card issuers?Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, American Express, Capital One and Discover?now float about 75% of all outstanding credit-card debt, according to The Nilson Report. Consolidation allows competitors to be less competitive: from 1995 to 2005 the average late fee soared 162% from $12.83 to $33.64, according to CardTrak.com. Fees now account for 39% of issuers' revenue, up from 28% in 2000 (interest...
...complicated stage effects to simulate the undersea life, she simply equips her fishy characters with wheelies, which enable them, when they rock back on their heels, to glide across the stage with an ease that nicely approximates aquatic movement. And for the couple of times when characters actually do float - swimming up to the surface or sinking to the ocean floor - the effort is largely hidden, the effect breathtaking...
...blast. He's got that big forehand and that big serve, but for some reason... What I think he should do is serve and volley. Just come in and learn to hit some low volleys and put some pressure on an opponent, because all his opponents do is float that first ball back, and he hasn't taken advantage of that huge first serve that...