Word: giant
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...Strategy is a giant part of match play, and coaches are an integral part of that," Sacerdote said...
...most striking pieces in the show. Charles Long and Stereolab create a terrifically funny and participatory "lounge," the Amorphous Body Study Center. Here visitors can stop, listen to music and have a drink from a water cooler sprouting headphones, or join the throngs of amateur sculptors clustered around a giant mound of pink modeling putty. Like the exhibition's curators, Long and Stereolab understand the importance of putting on a good, crowd-pleasing show. Their work may not be as edgy or focused as some of the exhibition's other contributors, but like the '97 Biennial it's smart, stylish...
...senior executives now openly admit what was stonewalled at the time, that the giant company's steady roll toward the precipice finally came to a halt only a few feet from the edge. Says vice chairman Harry Pearce, then GM's general counsel: "We came perilously close to declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. We were almost too far down the hill. The first act was simply to survive...
That is no comfort to doctors and patients. For-profit plans are reacting to the recent slippage in net by negotiating huge mergers. Some analysts predict that the 30-odd managed-care insurers that compete today in California will be concentrated into seven to 10 by 2005. Such giant combines might be able to hike premiums while squeezing spending on patient care even tighter in an effort to rebuild their margins--and continuing to let their chief executives pile up personal fortunes in salary and stock. One survey found that the salaries of HMO chiefs averaged 62% higher than those...
...occur. In the process, Museveni and his proteges have begun to challenge the paradigms that have existed for more than a century, principally the French claim to an African sphere of influence with Zaire as the crown jewel. We hope this is a true awakening of our giant continent, beloved Africa. DAVID KINTU Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...