Word: moving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next move was to send a clear signal of determination around the globe. In a conference call on the morning of Dec. 21, Summers had asked the six other deputy finance ministers of the G-7 nations to make sure their largest commercial banks gave a hand by delaying Korea's loan repayments. Three days later in Manhattan, New York Federal Reserve Bank Chairman William McDonough met with six large banks to urge them to roll over loans to Seoul. McDonough also asked the bankers to delay the "margin calls" on currency swaps and derivative deals, which might help unravel...
...Treasuries, or more than 9% of the total, but the notes give Tokyo some of the highest returns in its otherwise sagging portfolio. The roughly 5.64% yield on a 10-year Treasury bond is more than 3 percentage points higher than the payout on equivalent Japanese securities. Besides, any move out of U.S. bonds would drive down the value of U.S. currency, pushing up the yen. And a strong yen would make exports from Japan more expensive at a time when it must sell goods abroad to stay afloat. "Some people just refuse to understand that massive Asian selling...
...from the church choir and the cheerful kid who bags your food at the local Winn Dixie--even Mom and Dad and Buddy and Sis. They're in a hurry. And you're in their way. So step on it! That light is not going to get any greener! Move it or park it! Tarzan had it easy. Tarzan didn't have to drive to work...
Anne has a clean driving record with scarcely even a fender bender to her name. But when she takes to the highway, even her kids join the fun. "Make him move over!" they shout as she bears down on a 55-m.p.h. sluggard in the fast lane. She flashes her headlights. The kids cheer when the unlucky target gives in and moves aside. Back in town, Anne specializes in near misses. "Jeez, I almost hit that woman," she chirps, swinging the Suburban into the right lane to pass a car turning left at an intersection. She makes the game...
...were prepped for that long before WOODY ALLEN and SOON-YI PREVIN wed in Venice over Christmas. No, the dangerous part is trying to make her an actress. Allen is writing an off-Broadway show for his bride. According to the New York Post, while this type of move worked well with past loves Louise Lasser, Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow, they had the advantage of being actresses. Soon-Yi, on the other hand, may be traveling down the bumpy road taken by Tom Arnold. "He likes to mentor young people," Phil Leshin, who says he is a friend...