Word: leans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fallout from the '80s has given consumers, who account for two-thirds of all spending, an abiding fear of being laid off as companies retrench for lean times. Since the recession began in July 1990, more than 1.6 million jobs have been lost. The Labor Department reported last week that the unemployment rate in September slipped a notch, to 6.7% from 6.8% the previous month. While President Bush hailed the movement as "one more sign that the economy is strengthening," many economists and investors saw little to cheer. Among other grim signs, the labor statistics showed that the number...
...Anatoli," said M.S., "we've got to do something. I will lean on that scum" -- he meant General Generalov, Plekhanov's deputy, who was put in charge of the security forces and became our warden. "I will slap him with demands every day. And I'll keep the pressure...
...most of the romantic stuff is pretty dull. Much livelier -- and full of slapstick -- are chapters devoted to disaster: the hurricane that demolished her home; the auto accident that fractured her ankle. And there is one hysterical vision of a day spent weeding with David Lean. "It's absolutely no use," says Lean, "unless you get the root...
...best for his engaging wit and his tendency to immerse himself in a good story. While on the presidential campaign trail with Walter Mondale in 1984, Allis grew a beard, overate on the campaign plane and "became somewhat Orson Wellesian," recalls a comrade. In other phases, he's been lean and mean. "Sam is indefatigable, and his enthusiasms are boundless," observes George Russell, who edited this week's cover package. "He throws himself at things. That's one of the reasons he's so good at what he does...
...floor, but with something to lean against...