Word: hurts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...point that out before Congress when debating the issue. Monopolies attained through continued innovation are totally legitimate. The law targets only those extended through predatory pricing, superfluous tie-ins and a handful of other shady practices that rely not on market merit but market power. Such monopolies invariably hurt the consumer, either by raising prices above the market level or destroying competition that could have otherwise flourished...
...most Chihuahua factories, the lowest-paid worker earns about $10 per day, including benefits, he says. Doctors are on hand in some factories in case employees get hurt, and day care is available for children. For lunch, companies provide cafeterias that charge a negligible amount for food, he says...
...suits look a little bit hurt. They look through their loose-leaf notebooks. Finally, one of them says, "What's your choice on the box lunch...
HITTING THE MARK: What turns a top-notch opera singer into a full-fledged star? The perfect part and director can't hurt. Take baritone Mark Delavan in the New York City Opera's pratfall-packed production of Verdi's Falstaff. His sly acting and fat-bottomed voice--supported by Leon Major's lickety-split staging--have opera buffs buzzing about why he's not singing at the Met. Who cares, when you can see him in the role of a lifetime right...
Given the history between Reich and Gore, the veep's team couldn't have been very surprised by Reich's defection to the Bradley camp. There was a caustic note to the official response to the news, however, that might point to a little bit of hurt. "I hope this means Mr. Reich will educate Senator Bradley's team on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security - all programs threatened by Bradley's agenda," Gore spokesman Chris Lehane huffed to the Associated Press. With Gore's long list of endorsements growing every day, his campaign is not in any way imperiled...