Word: leape
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...share. When Lear and Perenchio upped their offer last week to $1,250 a share, the scene was set for a bidding war. Says New York Media Analyst Bruce Thorp: "If a few family members jumped at the $250-a-share offer, they'll probably all leap on an offer for more than...
...swelled last year by $722 billion, or 14%, marking the largest increase ever. Led by the runaway buildup of federal borrowings, every sector of the economy contributed to the record gain. Business added the heaviest load of new obligations in more than a decade. Consumer debt took the greatest leap in five years. Warns Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker: "Debt growth of this magnitude would appear to be much faster than is consistent with the long-run health of our economy and financial system...
...newcomers have mysterious lessons to learn about getting along in America. Some refugees from remote, isolated areas in Kampuchea have made a leap so broad that they do not understand gas stoves, toilets or refrigeration. But only women immigrants have been taught to be, or at least , to appear to be, passive, obedient and submissive. A Vietnamese woman, for example, finds that the Confucian ideals of cong, dung, ngon and hanh -- versatile homemaker, subtle beauty, soft voice, gentle behavior -- do not always work as survival skills in the U.S. Said one such woman to her counselor in California...
...sense, America long ago made a shrewd instinctive bargain with the world. It offered a prize -- its wealth, its freedom and promise -- and then, Darwinian, dared those strong enough and bold enough to make the leap. It was, and is, a hard journey. And, of course, the newcomers were too literal- minded about the prize. The sidewalks were not paved with gold...
...players are transforming the way people listen to music. With their sweet sound, easy operation and virtually indestructible disks, they represent a technological leap beyond records and tapes (see box). Manufacturers confidently predict that CD machines will become the standard music player, overtaking sales of turntables and cassette decks as early as next year. At stores in some wealthy neighborhoods, CD players are already outselling turntables...