Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Trident's failure cannot be altogether blamed on its Newbury Street address, however. Directly across the street, Victor Hugo Books proclaims, "Most of our rights have already been traded away by those who prefer the safety of government control to the anarchy of individual freedom. Very few people understand the Faustian bargain they have made. This shop is dedicated to those who have rejected the bargain. It is open to those who might reconsider." "Anarchy"? "Faustian bargain"? That's pure bohemia. Packed 12-foot bookshelves tower above Beringer and Johnnie Walker boxes overflowing with books. Rolling metal ladders facilitate browsing...
What about Hooch's chance of becoming the national drink? "It will be successful," said Igor. "Things are changing, and many young people don't like vodka. They prefer a sweet drink." Whereas in the United States, Hooch responded to objections that the sweet drink would obviously appeal to kids--changing its marketing strategy and no longer referring to its product as a "lemonade"--no such change is taking place here. In fact, Hooch hopes to be as big as the enormous lemon-shaped balloon it gives out as the grand raffle prize at its promotions. Next up for Hooch...
...those who introduced a boyfriend their first year and who now must introduce (or avoid introducing) a girlfriend, or those who risk their parents' misinterpretation of a friend who is really just a friend or a fling who is really just a fling, or those who would simply prefer to do without their parents' impromptu advice about which of various passers-by they should...
...Stewart says the council is not seriouslyconsidering this proposal and would prefer to tryother methods first...
...bundle of joy. Delivered by C-section in a suburban Los Angeles hospital, Baby Billy, as he was nicknamed by the local paper, is a medical miracle--the product of an embryo frozen for 7 1/2 years. For a few days last week, Billy, whose parents prefer anonymity, was hailed as the oldest human embryo ever brought to term. Then the bubble burst...