Word: mignon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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JOAN OSBORNE If you're married to Hillary Clinton, why the hell would you want to mess around with Monica Lewinsky? Why go out for a cheeseburger when you can have filet mignon at home...
...buying opportunity. "The value of the enterprise more than offsets the risk of the antitrust suit," says Jonathan Cohen, tech analyst at Merrill Lynch. He hasn't budged from his buy rating. Neither has Art Russell, tech analyst at Edward Jones, who says that "this stock is filet mignon--expensive, but a helluva steak...
Lunch, like breakfast, was served by the caterer. The grill would offer spicy chicken breast or pork chops with mango chutney, maybe filet mignon or king crab legs, perhaps lobster tail or salmon filets. Then there were vegetables: asparagus, fresh corn, artichokes; pastas; tons of salads; and an ample dessert selection. Some bypassed the caterer's options and went straight to the craft service truck, which was fully stocked with deli meats, cheeses, bread and whatever else you might need to make the sandwich of your dreams...
...last month Pfeiffer figured he had reeled in one of the computer industry's prize catches in Gateway, the iconoclastic Sioux City outfit whose packaging bears the black-and-white markings of a cow's hide but whose burgeoning revenues are 100% filet mignon. Few know or even suspect just how close Pfeiffer came. The contracts were ready, and Waitt had the proverbial pen in hand before he evidently had a cathartic flash and rejected a nearly $7 billion takeover by Compaq. Gateway's current market value is $4.8 billion...
...kind of mentor who's there all the time," says Mignon R. Moore, a fifth-year graduate student at Chicago. "But if you ask him to read something or consider some ideas you have, he'll get back to you. He's very encouraging and motivating...