Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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From what the national media tells us, presidential candidate Robert J. Dole seems to have led a more exemplary private life, although newspapers rarely mention his divorce from his first wife. Yet Americans seem still to prefer President Clinton, even though they suspect him of innumerable wrongs, from Filegate to Whitewater. Even after the resignation of adviser Dick Morris, his position in the polls has not really changed. He still leads Dole by at least 10 points...
Once upon a time (and it wasn't so long ago) parents fondly told their sons and daughters that they could grow up to be President. Nowadays the option is still there, but Mom and Dad would generally prefer that Ashley shoot for dental school instead. In two recent polls, one conducted for CNN and the other for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, only about a third of parents said they would steer their kids toward the White House. The parental attitude is, it's a dirty (and thankless) job and someone else should...
...neighbors would prefer that I cut the tree down, that's fine with me," Cohen said. "I'm the one going out on a limb to try to move it. I don't have any legal obligation to save...
...ultimate market bet, Jerre Stead, chief executive officer of Ingram Micro, asked for and got a pay package that contains no salary--just options on 3.6 million Ingram shares. He is part of a budding movement of executives and directors who prefer the promise of the market to hard cash...
...demand may be less significant than some believe. Cambridge's poor are more likely to rely on the Boston area's extensive public transportation system than on taxi service. The elderly can still call cabs for door-to-door service. And plenty of people will continue to prefer the immediate availability of a cab to waiting for a shuttle or calling for one in advance...