Word: gain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have to feel sorry for the reporters who write these stories day in and day out. They get bored with words like up, down, gain and loss. In only a month's worth of papers, the Dow has galloped and soared; technology stocks have slumped, rallied and lifted; stocks in general have hobbled, languished, dipped, rebounded, treaded water, plummeted, jumped, slipped, surged, barreled, broken through milestones, defied gravity, come down to earth, shrugged off surprises, limped through fitful sessions, taken breathers, run out of gas and staged a wildly mixed performance. (What I wouldn't give to see a wildly...
...worth of losses for tax purposes. The issue was "a can of worms you shouldn't open," Foster wrote in notes to himself. Rather than trigger an irs audit of past Whitewater deductions by claiming a loss, the Clintons took Foster's advice and reported a $1,000 capital gain. Republicans are sure to suggest in the hearings that one reason aides removed documents from Foster's office after his death was to hide his concerns about the Clintons' taxes...
Reeves warned that Cambridge may have to renew its campaign to gain taxing authority over its universities if Congress imposes cuts in aid to municipal governments...
...case of I, I, I, me, me, me," he said, "That's the bottom line in this case." In the defense's opening statement, lawyer Judy Clarke painted Smith, 23, as a troubled woman and failed suicide. "When we talk about Susan's life, we're not trying to gain your sympathy," said Clarke. "We're trying to gain your understanding." Lead defense attorney David Bruck has saidhis case will be based on Ms. Smith's mental state...
...neurologists gain deeper insights into each of these processes, they come ever closer to the central mystery of consciousness itself. Among the front-line areas of research...