Word: overhauled
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...After an overhaul of the IOP student leadership imposed two years ago ushered in a year of turmoil followed by a year of adjustment, some see the IOP’s leadership quietly moving away from the high-powered image often associated with its core membership...
...bewildering days after the 2000 presidential election, only one thing seemed clear: the American voting system was in need of a drastic overhaul. Across the country, elected officials promised their weary constituents new voting machines, better registration systems and anti-fraud measures - all to be put in place well before Election...
...just four weeks before the end of the legislative session, it looks like we may have been suckered by another empty election year promise. Just two weeks ago, the Florida gubernatorial primary vote was marred by inaccurate vote counts and poor communication at polling places - despite a $32 million overhaul since 2000; the state is now asking for more money to upgrade again before the November elections...
...stock prices allowed banks to report better than expected financial results. But the worries have returned with the recent souring of the global economy. The bank sector's bad loans have increased relentlessly, growing 64% to $302 billion between March 1997 and September 2001. Despite its promises to overhaul the financial system, and hints last week of another economy-boosting package, the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has done nothing substantive to alleviate the problem. Just last week, the Financial Services Agency backpedaled on needed reforms by promising to maintain guarantees on certain bank deposits. Reformers argue that lifting...
...million in cash for a majority stake in the broken-down carmaker. GM's gamble is that it can radically rebuild the busted company, transforming it into a low-cost producer of cheap cars not just for Korea but for export to places like Latin America and China. The overhaul is already quietly under way, and the company is scheduled to be formally relaunched in October under a new name, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology...