Word: plainness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Steve makes it plain that he doesn't intend to compete with his father, though in some ways he has already surpassed him. As editor of his eponymous magazine, he led Forbes to the top of its class with more advertising pages than any other magazine between 1992 and 1994, thanks to deep discounts and aggressive salesmanship. Under Steve's leadership, the family business, Forbes Inc.--which owns 14 newspapers and 10 magazines plus real estate--has, according to Forbes, been profitable. As testimony to his economic savvy, his friends cite the fact that he has won the Crystal...
...worst news for the Clintons is the appearance of the records in plain sight. Huber told the committee she was in the book room days before her discovery and saw no papers on the table. Asked if she thought someone had deposited them deliberately in the interim, she answered, "Someone had." If the papers were knowingly withheld while under subpoena, that someone might have committed a felony...
...food in the Commons upon which to spend this money. The Mexican food is too reminiscent of dining hall fare. Perhaps we could see tacos and burritos with lime-marinated chicken or came asada filling the space instead. We also would like to sink our teeth into some plain old American burgers, as well as some healthier options such as salads or sushi. But leave the inspiring tea choices such as "Zen," "Awake" and "Passion" in the well-designed coffee shop...
...been more than four decades since the country witnessed an open battle between genuinely electable leaders whose differences are so plain. For all that time, the process of choosing heads of government has been largely a behind-the-scenes game conducted by LDP bosses more preoccupied with their own power-sharing arrangements than with addressing the needs of ordinary voters. That system was rattled in 1993, when Ozawa, an LDP renegade, engineered the election of Japan's first nonconservative Prime Minister post-1948. But since then, the LDP has regained its influence, and politics has returned to form. Now there...
...fact of the matter is, even if an occassional Core class can be captivating, they have all taken on a certain reputation as being the 'spoiler' in every courseload--whether too boring, too much reading or just plain too required. Under this reformed system, semester final exams could happen in December and May, resulting in more peace of mind during winter break and the chance for second semester to start a little later, considering there is little hope that it will ever finish earlier...