Word: lurch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...couldn't find any competition to competein, except [one in] Washington Universitysponsored by [Arthur] Andersen [Consulting],"Dusing said. Left in the lurch, HRCC decided toorganize a competition...
...LeTourneau lurch into this nightmare? The answer may be found in her DNA, encoded for blond hair, brown eyes and perhaps bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. Several blood relatives filed affidavits with the court saying they had been treated for the disorder. Also, she grew up in the shadow of unapproved love: her father John Schmitz, a former ultraconservative California Congressman and college lecturer, ended his career in disgrace after fathering two children by a onetime student...
...uproar over the guy who left his intended bride in the lurch [ESSAY, Dec. 8], we must note that this nonevent was not an ordinary wedding. It was a megabuck marriage right up there with a corporate takeover. Perhaps the wayward groom decided that the cost of trading in his Porsche for a Ferrari was too high. Hardly anything to concern the masses. If the jilted wealthy bride really wants to get married, she can run an HEIRESS SEEKS HUSBAND ad, or tour Europe interviewing studs. When she finds the right man, she can mold him into her very...
...earth would anyone want to spend a night in a place like the Lincoln Bedroom, let alone pay for the privilege? The furnishings of the room look like stage props from the Addams Family set. Do guests in the morning wake up to Lurch entering with orange juice and eggs over easy? GEORGE SONNENSCHEIN La Jolla, California...
Kordus has plenty of partners in anxiety as every lurch in the market--the Dow index did a three-day wiggle and dropped 57.34 points to close at 6931.62 last week--makes skittish investors wonder whether it's finally time to pull the rip cord and cash out. "The average person is very jittery but is still bringing in money in hopes of staying with the bull market," says Robert Coleman, an investment adviser with the firm Christopher Weil & Co. in San Diego. "People are constantly calling and asking, 'What do you think?'" Coleman adds. "I say, 'Relax, stay...