Word: herded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nino said Thompson stole her new 13-inch color TV, a VCR, stereo, computer printer, new downhill skis and boots, as well as smaller items, like a floor lamp and sleeping bags. "Even the things I did recover looked like a herd of wild elephants had trampled over them," Nino said...
Those profits may have come at a price. Not only did bankers lose many loyal customers by withholding credit, they also inadvertently opened the door to a herd of nonbank competitors, who stampeded into the lending market. "The banking industry didn't see this threat," says Furash. "They are being fat, dumb and happy. They didn't realize that banking is essential to a modern economy, but banks...
...drug companies hoped that BGH would be biotech's first big agricultural success. The estimated worldwide market: $1 billion a year. Given the green light for small-scale testing, they administered BGH to 20,000 dairy cows -- less than 1% of the U.S. herd -- and as predicted, milk production shot...
...that is, recruited athletes) are Alpha Males, and though most Alpha Males are recruited athletes, this is not always the case. The term Alpha Male refers to the species' mating prerogative; despite his simian qualities, the Alpha Male is a woman magnet. In any case, the rest of the herd is consigned to the status of beta-male by the Alpha's curious power...
...located at the very center of the medical system. They are, as we all know, remarkably adept at weeding out sickly consumers and harassing providers about the need for each and every test or procedure performed. Beyond that, the HIPCs and insurance companies will be doing their best to herd us all into "managed care" plans featuring a limited choice of physicians and strong financial incentives against anything that could be regarded as overutilization. Never mind that utilization has remained constant for the past 10 years, while costs have soared, and that Americans are actually less likely to use doctors...