Word: mirrored
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past two decades the Yankees have been a fun-house mirror of American society -- from the early '70s, when a couple of players swapped wives, to the long, sad reign of boss George Steinbrenner, who was accused of bullying his rich, ornery employees...
...only 100,000 households use computer-banking services. Predicts a former customer, Katherine Dallam, 34, a small-business owner: "The future won't arrive for electronic banking until they find a way for you to make withdrawals and deposits from home." Other failures include ventures backed by Times Mirror, Chemical Banking and Time Inc. With their advantage in size and experience in selling over-the-phone services, the Baby Bells are convinced they will succeed where others have failed...
Such fretting may be premature. So far, the computerized data business has been filled with a lot less profit than promise, largely because of consumer indifference. The growing list of disappointed entries includes ventures backed by Knight-Ridder, Times Mirror and Chemical Banking. Despite their advantage in size and expertise, say analysts, the newly freed Baby Bells could join the list...
...Maryland's flamboyant Steny Hoyer. Bonior was right on the money on his own total, but underestimated Hoyer's strength by 14. When he begins to hunt down Democrats who do not always hew to party orthodoxy, Bonior will need to look no farther than the mirror: though generally a liberal, he is strongly antiabortion and vows to "continue to vote my conscience...
...novel that stops on page 36 for a brief treatise on tea is obviously not in a hurry. Neither are the protagonists of Bronze Mirror (Henry Holt; 337 pages; $19.95). The Yellow Emperor, who "discovered the wheel and the compass and such," the Silkweb Empress, responsible for "the delicate art of silkworm rearing," and their courtiers all flourish during the Song dynasty, circa 1135. Another invention is announced: the Emperor's minister has developed a set of symbols called writing. Now every royal tale can be recorded. The aristocrats begin a leisurely contest for the title of best storyteller...