Word: nickel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There was a time when Bezos could say, "If I had a nickel for every time a potential investor told me this wouldn't work..." and then lapse off into head shaking. Now he follows that line with a wild, giggly laugh. No wonder: as of last week, Bezos had 200 billion nickels. A rich reward, to be sure, but how on earth can you compensate a man who can see the future? Perhaps by inaugurating him into that club of men and women selected for having had, "for better or worse," the biggest impact in a given year. Welcome...
...take to get sent up for five years? The Senate held hearings in Washington last week about reducing the minimum-mandatory-sentencing (MMS) guidelines to bring the powder-cocaine limit down from 500 g to 50 g--closer to the 5 g of crack that gets you a nickel...
...Weaknesses in the secondary have permitted quarterbacks to nickel-and-dime their way to victory, gaining five to ten yards at a time and slowly working their way downfield...
...offensive line went from great to terrible during halftime, and it coughed up two crucial turnovers. Defensively, Harvard continued to show a lack of big-play ability in the secondary. Losing senior corner Kane Waller to a thigh injury didn't help, but the Crimson looks uncomfortable in nickel situations and tentative when protecting a lead. The defensive backs appear to play tight, which slows them down...
...Brown is] a place that educated me on someone else's nickel," Miller said. "I feel a great deal of affection and a lot of loyalty to Brown...it's a great chance to do something...