Word: leanness
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...however, they stick, and medical texts tend to accept the results as truth--reporting, say, that two times as many women suffer from depression as men or that twice as many men suffer from alcoholism. Similarly, women are said to be more prone to anxiety disorders, while men may lean toward conditions stemming from impulsiveness and violence...
...made quickly. The motive is speed as much as price. From the factories, garments can be sent to Newcastle, England, or New Castle, Del.--and therein lies the trap. This kind of centralization always makes sense in the beginning, when cost savings are easy and the staff is lean. But history shows that the buying organization eventually becomes bloated, as it did for Kmart, and tries to force merchandise through the system whether or not local managers and their customers want...
...denied that his tale was analogous to that great battle. Believe who will. But it is hard to miss connections with a new struggle. The Fellowship can be seen as Western democracies now besieged by the lunatic faction of Islamic fundamentalism. (Saruman, as played by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power seems overwhelming, untouchable; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. "So much death," King Theoden says. "What can men do against such reckless hate?" Aragorn replies, "Ride out to meet them...
...tale was analogous to that great battle. But it is hard to miss serendipitous connections with a current struggle. The Fellowship from the West can be seen as the various countries now under attack from the militantly lunatic faction of Islamic fundamentalism. (Lord Saruman, as incarnated by the tall, lean, bearded Lee, looks eerily like Osama bin Laden.) The enemy's power is daunting; its ruthlessness makes strong nations shiver. As he surveys the carnage of his realm, King Théoden mourns: "So much death. What can men do against such reckless hate?" And Aragorn replies, "Ride...
...With some help from Yahoo, which named Despair a pick of the week, orders began to flow in for posters, coffee mugs, notepads, desk plaques--$500,000 worth in 1999, $900,000 in 2000 and slightly more than $1 million last year. Now headquartered in Austin, Texas, and running lean (everything from printing to shipping is outsourced, and Justin, 31, is both CEO and the sole paid employee), Despair is on track for revenue growth of about...