Word: ranging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their rooms and onto the open decks at 1:30 a.m., most of them wearing only bathrobes and slippers. Under the shimmering northern lights, they listened to rousing renditions by the ship's chorus of Oklahoma! and other Rodgers and Hammerstein hits. Suddenly, around 6 a.m. bells rang, and Captain Cornelius Wabeke ordered: "Abandon ship!" With few exceptions, passengers and crew members went in an orderly fashion to their assigned lifeboats, as they had done during a practice drill three days earlier...
This college summoned all of its bureaucratic and athletic muscle to tonight's quintessential Ivy League pep rally. From its revered president, John Kemeny, to its inarticulate cheerleader captain, the message to the assembled 10,000 rang clearly: beat Harvard...
...this point Bundini's voice rang out again as he cried, "Do something, champ, do something...
...annals of American business. Even makers of horse-drawn carriages and buggy whips did not see their markets and profits disappear so quickly. Just 18 months ago, Detroit was fearful that it could not build enough big V-8-powered sedans to meet consumer demand. The industry in 1978 rang up $3 billion in profits. One hot-selling car: the $6,300 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It got a modest twelve miles to the gallon, but it had lots of vroom...
...discount chain rang up $12.7 billion in sales last year, with profits of $358 million, second only to Sears' $17.5 billion volume. In the first six .months of 1980, K mart's sales grew by an additional 14.1%, while Sears slid 2.2% and Penney's rose a mere 1%. Since K mart's sales have averaged a 19.3% annual growth since 1970, many analysts expect that it will pass Sears by the mid-'80s. Says Detroit Investment Analyst Mariann Kotas: "Leaving aside Sears' insurance business, K mart already is No. 1 in retail profits...