Word: flushed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unlike alternative rock, this music is less about stoking cynicism and provoking anger than it is about overcoming both. This is healing music, devoid of irony and flush with optimism and unabashed emotion. "Apathy is boring," says Cole. "It takes real courage to have hope." This is music that wants to feel, no matter how much it hurts. Says Jewel: "People are hungry for emotiveness. They want bare honesty, emotional blood-and-bone honesty...
...example. Last year Western Pacific chalked up a $23.7 million net loss and in the process jettisoned both its management and its business plan. The company tried to avoid a head-on battle with United Airlines in its Denver hub. But Western Pacific was also missing out on the flush business market that connects there. "A lot of low-fare carriers make the mistake of trying to hide in the weeds," says Western Pacific CEO Robert Peiser, former CEO of FoxMeyer Drug Co., who took over last December. "But in the end, you always get found...
With the tax bill squared away, the White House gets nervous WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was a very happy day on the Hill as Congressmen flush with funds from a surging economy got to play Santa in the form of a $135 billion tax cut package, the largest tax relief in more than a decade. Coming a day after the House overwhelmingly voted for its GOP-sponsored tax relief proposal, the White House is feeling the pressure to make a deal fast. Just minutes after the House bill passed the bill, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was sequestered with chief House...
...bathrooms are different, too. To flush the toilet, you pull a cord or lever overhead. When you turn on the hot water, a flame shoots up in a burner placed above the bathtub. There are only handheld showers. And often, the toilet is in a separate room from the rest of the customary bathroom facilities...
With the tax bill squared away, the White House gets nervous WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was a very happy day on the Hill as Congressmen flush with funds from a surging economy got to play Santa in the form of a $135 billion tax cut package, the largest tax relief in more than a decade. Coming a day after the House overwhelmingly voted for its GOP-sponsored tax relief proposal, the White House is feeling the pressure to make a deal fast. Just minutes after the House bill passed the bill, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was sequestered with chief House...