Word: outperform
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...This recession was online advertising's big test. The internet, which is the most efficient medium, was supposed to outperform all of the others when budgets shrank. The oldest media businesses were supposed to perform worse with each downturn in the economy. The common assumption was that, over time, online advertising would eventually get 20% of all marketing dollars spent...
...MSFT) said its last quarter was bad, and looking out over the next six months, its businesses will probably deteriorate further. With sharp personnel cuts and the sale of its video game operation, the fortunes at the world's largest software company could rapidly change and the stock could outperform the market. Of course, management may be stubborn and there may be no restructuring at all. (See pictures of Bill Gates: The Early Years...
...disappointing 18-9 loss to Nittany Lions. The top performance came in the sabre, where rookie Valentin Staller went an impressive 11-1. Ungar followed him up as a close second, and co-captain Kai Itameri-Kinter was third-best with an 8-4 record. The women continued to outperform the men, demolishing Vassar 22-5, the Violets 21-6, the Owls 18-9, and Princeton 17-10. The lone loss came against fencing juggernaut Penn State 17-10. The foil squad led the way again, with co-captain Emily Cross posting an undefeated, 15-0 mark. She was followed...
...aspect of Drew’s psyche. We: A disciple of Harvard. Drew transfers the Herculean tasks of sacrifice and reinvention onto this mythic figure. We devotes himself to his master with fanatical zeal. ENDOWMENT: A powerful man paranoid about loosing influence. Fixated on his size and ability to outperform. Open to psychological readings. Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Financial Hardship as Environmental Calamity: Drew’s narrative appeals to the heart and senses as well as the mind. With an “economic landscape” experiencing “seismic financial shocks,” the narrator...
...less schooling really lead to better-prepared students at an earlier age? Outside of the U.S., it's actually a far less radical notion than it sounds. Dozens of industrialized countries expect students to be college-ready by age 16, and those teenagers consistently outperform their American peers on international standardized tests. (See pictures of the college dorm room's evolution...