Word: legging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...undermine Middle East peace negotiations by opening an inevitably divisive debate among Palestinians over his successor. Arafat, meanwhile, fended off rumors of illness by telling a recent visitor he exercises on a stationary bike every day, and by rolling up his pants to reveal a very muscular leg...
When Knight returned to his firm, the Gore connection paid off. His portfolio of clients bulged with companies wanting a leg up with Gore or his allies. Telecommunication firms lined up to see Hundt; environmental companies came with pleadings for Browner and Grumbly. In short order, Knight was the top-billing partner at the firm, routinely grossing a seven-figure sum. At a firm in which, as a former partner put it, "you eat what you kill"--that is, you pocket everything after deducting your expenses and a share of the firm's overhead--Knight had hit pay dirt...
...fact, the hidden victory of the WorldCom deal is that it gives AOL a technological leg up. WorldCom is building bigger pipes--broadband, in the parlance--over which AOL can push a richer service. Although some industry watchers see broadband as a weapon for rivals like cable companies to use against AOL, Case naturally holds the opposite view that his product will be more effective in a new era. If AOL can attract 12 million users just with snappy graphics and chat, imagine what it will be able to do with full-motion video and stereo sound...
...report had Dodi thrown from the car as well as robbed of money; another said a sapphire-and-diamond necklace was ripped from Diana's throat. Both are wrong. Police recovered a thousand francs from Dodi's body, which was jammed between the front two seats, his broken leg hanging at a 90[degree] angle. A pearl bracelet, a diamond ring--not the Repossi ring--and size-8 Versace black heels were recovered from Diana. Paul had 12,000 francs on his body...
...others with similar injuries, he says, "You've got to be patient. You have to listen to doctors and do what they tell you. There's going to be up days and down days, and some times you might think your leg's going to get bigger. But keep thinking about being back...