Word: partnering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anything, as Scott MacKay, an Ottawa computer consultant, put it, "people decided the politicians were hiding behind constitutional reform to avoid more pressing issues." Like the economy. The downturn in Canada has been much steeper than in the U.S., the country's chief trading partner: the unemployment rate stands at 11.8%, vs. 7.2% south of the border. More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs -- 20% of the total -- have been lost in the past three years, many of them permanently. Federal and provincial governments are awash...
Scrooge's one friend is his ex-partner Marley. Now residing in some realm of hell, Marley arrives on the scene to save Scrooge's soul. That is, after all, what friends are for. Marley resorts to scare tactics and sends three ghosts to "urge" Scrooge towards a righteous Christmas spirit...
...trousers to the Queen,") or the Wodehouse-like phrases ("you're the bee's knees"), but also the sly double meanings which continually poke fun at British culture. "Two lumps, please," Morrissey declares soulfully, in "Reel Around the Fountain," referring to a cup of tea and a sexual partner at the same time...
...Only Star: Tracy is not the only Crimson freshman to be named ECAC Rookie of the Week this season. Tracy's classmate and partner in goal, Aaron Israel, had the honor after his first collegiate start. Since then, Israel has not done so badly himself, posting a 2.95 goals-against average while sucking in 156 saves in five games...
...then, as described above, I wasn't moving anymore. I was lying down three-quarters of the way to the bottom. My left ski--my faithful partner--stayed with me. The right one didn't. The treacherous slab finished the trail without...