Word: mimics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Americans suffer from hearing loss, yet only a quarter of them bother to wear hearing aids. Last week Starkey Labs introduced a new device that could encourage more people to seek help. Unlike typical aids that simply magnify all sounds, the tiny Cetera model uses new digital technology to mimic our natural ability to block out background noise and zero in on specific sounds, like a whisper or a voice across the room. If it wins FDA approval, the Cetera could be available for about $3,000 by summer...
...chance, says Robert Hagstrom, author of The Warren Buffett Way and manager of the Focus Trust, a stock fund that tries to mimic Buffett's style. "You shouldn't take this as a cue to be seduced into commodities, and don't misunderstand this as a big move out of stocks," Hagstrom says. Indeed, the silver and T-bonds, even after recent run-ups in price, account for less than 10% of Berkshire's $34 billion portfolio...
Raloxifene is one of a group of compounds whose formal name (which only a scientist could love) is selective estrogen response modulators, or SERMs. They are designed to mimic the hormone's good qualities while avoiding its bad ones--or at least that's the theory. Although SERMs have been widely publicized and are likely to find a big market, some doctors and women's health groups are sounding a note of caution. To get the best protection against osteoporosis, they note, women might have to take raloxifene for decades. And because the drug has been studied in humans...
...film's basic structure, Anastasia tries its best to mimic the Disney style. Here, it does astonishingly well, and sometimes even surpasses its predecessor. The musical numbers, in particular, are startlingly good. "Journey to the Past," the show-stopping solo for Anastasia, will linger in your head for days as will Rasputin's personal ode to evil...
...Sharon, Mograbi in real life still abhors the man and his politics. In a statement released about the film, Mograbi notes with some regret that this film may give Sharon "a free ride into the hearts of some who have a monstrous image of him." Mograbi is a master mimic and manipulator of film, but his occasional imitations or unflattering shots of Sharon do not leave a negative impression of the politician. Even when the camera lingers on Sharon's portly belly or dwells on his ungraceful manner of eating Sharon maintains his dignity. As a critique or a satire...