Word: richest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They carry an open wound that they're really running to escape from. In Leona's case, it would seem that she was running from a fear of being "a little person," and the fact that she was a real estate saleswoman who happened to marry one of the richest men in New York...
...People like Rose and Levine and Milken seem like fundamentally limited men. In the business world, look at Peter Lynch, who walked away from running Fidelity's Magellan fund with the express purpose of spending more time with his family and charities. Likewise, Sam Walton, one of the richest men in America, who has steadfastly maintained a commitment to benefit the people of Arkansas, motivate his employees and live modestly. These leaders are stellar examples of psychological health...
...ventures in the oil industry have ever produced such a gusher of speculation. Early next month, engineers will drill a 14,000-ft. well near Jarim Reef off the island of Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf nation not far from the world's richest oil deposits. If the exploratory pipe hits crude, it will enrich a cast of investors that includes the Bass brothers of Texas, the Rupert family of South Africa, the Harvard University endowment fund and George W. Bush, the President's eldest son. If the well is dry, the episode will prompt shareholders to wonder why they...
...reform movement is already producing some results. In 1989 Kentucky's supreme court ruled that the state's school-finance system was unconstitutional; the richest schools were allocated as much as $4,200 a year for each pupil, while poorer ones received only $1,700 per student. Under a plan that is in its second year, virtually every school district now has at least $3,200 to spend per student; over the years, the gap between rich and poor districts will be further narrowed. Children from low-income families now have new preschool programs, and there is a wide range...
Harvard's backfield--one of the richest in the Ivies--was a key element to Giardi's success...