Word: mania
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most frightening manifestation of this dread disease is what I've come to call temperature mania." It's that everwhelming desire, nay passion, to know the exact temperature in both Fahrenhett and Celsius. The worth of everyday comes to be measured in degrees and the mention of rain can throw a damper (pun intended) on the entire week Forget papers, studying for finals, even extracurriculars. What really counts is that it is sunny and warm and the smell of spring...
...takeover mania continues to sweep through corporate America, a heated and growing debate has begun to rage along with it. On one side are those who declare that giant mergers and fights for the control of companies have been a boon to the U.S. economy. On the other are critics who contend that the takeover wars have enriched a handful of speculators while crippling target firms and wounding entire industries...
...Buldog hockey mania: only show in town." Screamed the bold letters...
...risen 4 7/8, to 42 7/8. Newspaper publishers Gannett and Knight-Ridder were up too, as was the stock of Chicago's Tribune Co. Australian Publisher Rupert Murdoch, whose properties include the New York Post and New York magazine, added even more zest to the media merger mania: he offered $250 million for half the shares of 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. (see SHOW BUSINESS...
...that activity has attracted the official attention of Washington. A House subcommittee headed by Democrat Timothy Wirth of Colorado will open hearings this week on the merger mania in the oil industry and its impact on the U.S. economy. Heading the list of witnesses: T. Boone Pickens...