Word: foraying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grandsons not only united the Slavs of the Dnieper Valley but also were soon trying to expand. In 907 Prince Oleg invaded the Eastern Roman Empire with 2,000 ships, "accomplished much slaughter among the Greeks" and supposedly nailed his shield to the imperial gates of Constantinople. From this foray, the Russians brought home to their capital in Kiev an advantageous trade treaty and an even more advantageous contact with the Christian religion and sophisticated culture of Constantinople. Thus emerged the first Russian state, known as Kievan Russia...
...Because of slowing sales, the company is expected to lay off as many as 800 of its 12,000 employees. Under pressure to revive growth, Apple President John Sculley has launched a top-management shake-up. Two weeks ago, he appointed Michael Spindler, who led the company's successful foray in Europe, as chief operating officer...
...Certain schools have gotten more involved in [higher-risk areas], but it depends on the attitude," Weil says, adding that many institutions abandoned this foray after taking heavy losses in the October 1987 stock market crash...