Word: flooded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...divorce trial of Herbert and Roxanne Pulitzer served up a succession of toothsome headlines about naughty doings among the Palm Beach rich : group sex, lesbian encounters and suggestions of unspeakable things performed with a bedside trumpet. All this was allegedly borne upon a flood tide of cocaine, Dom Perignon and money. The whole sordid story appears anew in Roxanne's latest attempt to cash in on her notoriety (previous ventures included posing nude, for $70,000, for Playboy). Readers in search of easy, sleazy entertainment, however, are in for a surprise. The narrative is shot through with the pain...
...guarded in the hearing room by a squad of U.S. marshals, was placed under federal protection after Noriega dismissed him last month as / Panama's consul general in New York. Two weeks ago he testified before the Miami grand jury. Last week he poured out such a flood of allegations -- many of which were unsupported by documentary evidence -- that Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, had to ask him to slow down...
...Paul Simon: Money. And, boy does he need it! Rivaling Gephardt for the number two spot in New Hampshire forced Simon to flood the airwaves with advertising and, in the process, empty his warchest...
...radio evangelists, 1987 seemed like the Fall and the Flood combined. The PTL fiasco and other scandals produced unseemly bickering, a plague of embarrassing behavior, threats of government intervention and -- most grievous of all -- a disastrous drop in financial contributions. Clearly the preachers had to act to restore confidence or face perpetual chaos. Last week in Washington, the broadcasters did just that. Overcoming deep-seated traditions of independence and secrecy, they agreed to regulate themselves and monitor one another's business practices...
...dilemma dramatically illustrates a mounting disaster that threatens all of corporate America. After years of trickling increases, insurance premiums that companies pay for group health plans are suddenly swelling at flash-flood rates. The Health Insurance Association of America, an industry trade group, says commercial health insurers are boosting their premiums about 20% this year, vs. just 4% in 1987. Some group health plans have been hit by price increases as high...