Word: losses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...biggest loss was physical," Restic said after the Army game. "We suffered some key injuries to some very important players and we have to see their status for next week...
...NOTEBOOK: Once again, the Crimson was without the services of Co-Captain Jen Gifford, who missed her fourth straight game with strained knee ligaments. Midfielder Heather Jackson, who sprained her ankle in last Friday's overtime loss to Brown, also stayed on the sidelines...The Crimson's schedule resumes this Saturday against the University of Vermont in Burlington. The Catamounts play on natural, all-American grass. Outdoors. Bring long underwear...
...banks have tried to prepare for the day when they would have to acknowledge the hopelessness of collecting most of their troubled loans to developing countries. Last week that process gave way to a rush of reality as three major banking companies set aside funds to bolster their loan-loss reserves, a move that will give them stiff deficits now but help insulate them from defaults in the future. Manufacturers Hanover added $950 million to its reserves, Chase Manhattan $1.15 billion, and J.P. Morgan $2 billion. To shore up its finances, Manny Hanny also agreed to sell CIT Group...
...most common cause of dementia in the elderly, Alzheimer's killed some 100,000 Americans last year and afflicts 2.5 million with what has been called the death of the mind. Symptoms include severe loss of memory and personality changes that range from angry outbursts to withdrawal and depression. Diagnosis -- at best tentative -- has been possible only through a process of eliminating other brain ailments that could cause similar symptoms...
Thanks to the increasing proficiency of storm forecasters and a greater readiness to heed their warnings, the loss of life inflicted by Hugo was minimal. A mass exodus from coastal areas saved countless people in the U.S. Except for a few diehards who refused to leave their low-lying homes, Hugo found few lives to endanger...