Word: rids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shui faith of the Hong Kong Chinese, the bank's main customers, complied. In Singapore, which is 76% Chinese, the newly completed Hyatt Regency was suffering from a lack of business in 1971 when a feng shui master advised that the hotel's fountain and facade be remodeled to rid the hotel of unhappy spirits and lure back Chinese guests discouraged by stories of its bad feng shui. The occupancy rate is now said to be gratifyingly higher...
...garish million-dollar Panama City mansion -- a domicile the newly religious and repentant military man now admits was paid for with bribes. "This is an illegitimate government that has created an institutionalized crisis," he told TIME. "I knew that the only way to change the system is to get rid of Noriega." He hopes he can foment a rebellion that will bring down the general. In addition to his accusations concerning Torrijos, Diaz charged that Noriega helped rig the 1984 presidential elections and that the Defense Forces masterminded the 1985 torture-murder of a Noriega opponent, Dr. Hugo Spadafora...
...heavily subsidized by European governments and undercuts its competitors, it undeniably addresses the bottom line that airplane buyers are looking for: a quality product at low price. If American airplane manufacturers continue to blame the Airbus for their problems, they are deceiving themselves. It is time U.S. businessmen got rid of their complacency and took decisive steps to change the way they do business. If our airplane companies are unwilling to reorganize and cut costs, they are destined to follow in the footsteps of our steel, automobile and semiconductor industries...
Passed over in the USBL draft, Duncan made the squad in a regular free agent try-out. About 50 players showed up, but, according to Harvard Coach Pete Roby, "Arne just went down there and played so well [in the try-outs] that they couldn't get rid...
...last season, but Davis reappeared for the last 93 games to shred the league (.381 in July) with 27 home runs, 71 RBIs and 80 stolen bases. He started not only to invite but to heed Batting Coach Billy DeMars' counsel and also began to grow famous. "He got rid of that 'potential' tag," says Rose, who like Davis lightly noted a record nine straight strikeouts in Houston a few weeks ago because the team still won. Among all his gaudy statistics, runs scored has become Davis' favorite category. "Runs win ball games," he explains. "Eric's a grown...