Word: grosse
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only because of this gross irresponsibility of The Crimson in printing this sort of personal attack on me that I would even bother to respond; I have learned over the years that Sack is someone who is willing to say just about anything, including outright and highly damaging falsehoods about others, in order to gain publicity and pursue his other ends. Responding to him, unfortunately, gives him more publicity...
...most of this century most of those companies were in heavy industry, reflecting the times. But as we've moved from the industrial age to the technology-and-information age, the nature of industry has changed radically. In 1959, for example, manufacturing accounted for 28% of gross domestic product, vs. 17% today. Meanwhile, health care has grown from 3% to 11%, and financial services from 14% to 18%. Since the 1980s the Dow keepers have been scrambling to reflect such developments. So in the '80s American Express and McDonald's were added to the Dow as the likes of Johns...
...Overlap arrangement, says Keith Leffler, a University of Washington antitrust economist who testified for the government, allowed member schools to raise their gross tuition (now often called the "sticker price") to very high levels without scaring off talented low-income students. The wealthiest students would come no matter what, and might even be attracted by the high prices. Says Leffler: "There's no doubt [Overlap] artificially inflated tuition prices...
...That? Real Estate. It's fun. I just traded Amy's air rights in exchange for altering my TV networks' 9 o'clock slot." A bell rang. "Have to go now," she said. "Facials and colonics. Hope your next pictures gross well." Two of the youngsters slipped us scripts beneath the fence. Bingo. We knew we'd found our rustlers...
...Street's No. 1 concern, both Democrats and Republicans seem intent on a deal that would achieve balance by 2002. And what investors care most about--the deficit as a share of economic activity--has become a positive comfort to them. The deficit amounts to just 1.4% of gross domestic product, the lowest level since 1974 and a stunning improvement over the 4.7% share it claimed when Clinton took office...