Word: ironic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mueller lunchroom, where he made himself a sandwich of white bread and vacuum-packed ham he'd brought from home. On the job since he got out of high school 15 years ago, Watson connects the aboveground portion of hydrants to the belowground portion, pushing iron logs around with the help of an overhead crane...
...process might move faster if it was clear who was running Japan. But after a century of iron-fisted control over the economy, Japan's vaunted bureaucrats have been unseated by allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Politicians have moved into the power vacuum, but their strengths are in vote getting, not policymaking. A legislative committee is now in charge of shaping plans to reform Japan's banking system, for instance. But Japanese politicians do not have big budgets for experienced staff. Even if they could plead for help from the bureaucrats, that might not be wise. Consider the diplomat...
...basics of who and where a company's most important customers, suppliers and competitors are. Yet I find that many investors don't have a clue. One guy might have Ford on his stock-shopping list because he likes his Explorer and sees his local dealer moving lots of iron. Then he sees Ford stock pull back hugely on Monday, and his mouth waters. But did he consider that Ford's business plan could be derailed by a weakened yen, which amounts to a giant coupon for discounts on Japanese cars? Or did he not think about it and just...
...Iron gates and student keycards help keep intruders out of Harvard buildings, but last weekend's torrential rain was unstoppable...
...lead to heart attacks. That's why most nutritionists advise switching to low-fat or skim milk and eating more yogurt and cottage cheese than Haagen-Dazs and Brie. Even skim milk, though, can trigger allergies in some people, including infants, who in any case will get more iron and other key nutrients from breast milk or formula...