Word: reflecter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thuggery and deception that was Watergate dealt such a severe blow to the American political psyche that the vernacular was forever changed to reflect its importance. It became the standard by which all other scandals are measured; Irangate, Whitewatergate, even Skategate...
...layoffs, of course, reflect primarily the downsizing mania of corporations feeling the lash of foreign competition. Their drive to cut costs and raise productivity has other discomforting results too. Companies are raising sales and production largely by working their remaining employees longer hours or at a faster pace. Morgan Stanley figures that 55% of the gain in output during the early stages of past recoveries came from increased productivity -- but for the first three years of this expansion the number...
...taken part in a few "knock down Canaday" discussions, the most memorable one on the UC shuttle back form the Game when a somewhat drunk fellow suggested we "sczhip sczhe whole schzing over to New Haven, where it would (hic) fit In." However impractical this may be, it does reflect the views of a great many Harvard students...
...style -- Frankel is courtly and professorial, Lelyveld shy yet blunt -- but not necessarily in substance. Both men are Ivy Leaguers and Pulitzer prizewinners (Frankel for covering Richard Nixon's trip to China, Lelyveld for a book about South Africa) who have spent their adult life at the Times. Both reflect a newsroom esprit de corps that approaches religious fervor. Both are political liberals who preach the importance of balance and fairness. And both lament that economic pressures led to staff buyouts over the past couple of years but say the Times still has the resources it needs...
...played really well," senior captain Nancy Johnson said. "Our record doesn't reflect how well we've played. We've played really strong competition...