Word: rapid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...plants to military production. Echoing F.D.R.'s "Arsenal of Democracy" stance, he urged that the industry turn out "500 planes a day." His plan was harshly criticized by the corporations, which were unwilling to give up any part of their profitable business. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the rapid conversion to military production validated Reuther's vision...
...stake. To finance his earliest acquisitions, he hired salesmen to peddle shares of Ling Electric Co. door to door in Dallas and even set up a booth at the Texas State Fair. Brokers laughed, but investors did well. "The genesis of our business was diversification," says Ling of his rapid expansion, which included everything from aircraft to baseball mitts...
...dough also can't be beat. One can hardly finish lining the pan and criss-crossing the top of the raspberry jam in time to fulfill the basic human need to lick the beaters. And cooking engages me on a intellectual as well as emotional level: that rapid stirring can turn a bunch of powders and some well-placed margarine into the stuff of life (in its fully evolved forms of croissants, cookies and delicate pie crusts) seems nothing less than a miracle. Kneading and a little yeast outdo the best philosophy papers at bringing the abstract to life...
While Republicans treated him with a level of deference and respect more appropriate to a visiting head of state, the Democrats were excessively brash and combative. At the end of the long day, it was more obvious than ever that the impeachment proceedings must come to a rapid...
...reminiscent of a time when Kenmore Square was sleazy and seedy," impeding their efforts to restore and beautify the area. Additionally, many people felt that the sign was a waste of money and energy in a time when poverty and the homeless were infiltrating the city at a rapid rate...