Word: rife
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Logic is only one part of decision making, Rowan contends; it is often the daring, instinctual leap that can make all the difference. "Hunch is an odious word to the professional manager," he writes. "It's a horseplayer's . . . term, rife with imprecision and unpredictability." Yet the hunch continues to be a major managerial tool. Salting his argument with lively anecdotes and conversations with some 70 chief executives, Rowan makes an impressive and entertaining case...
...house arrest system is rife with problems, including the potential for criminals to manipulate the system. It also seems unethical--or at least Orwellian--to use electronic surveillance to keep people penned...
...HEADSMAN'S BLOCK is hardly the ideal centerpiece for a comic opera, but The Yeomen of the Guard is hardly the ideal comic opera. Rife with unlikable characters and uninventive contrivances, this odd Gilbert and Sullivan number is rightfully among the rarely revived. The Harvard Gilbert & Sullivan Players have an obligation to give due attention to each of Sir William and Sir Arthur's works, however, and their spring production is an able and ultimately entertaining attempt at presenting the eleventh of the duo's 14 operettas...
Shevardnadze's zeal is well remembered by Soviet Physician Galina Nikolayevna Borodin, a San Francisco-based emigre who lived in the party secretary's household near Tbilisi between 1973 and 1977. Borodin recalls that in the '60s and early '70s, Georgia was so rife with corruption that the only way to gain entrance to the republic's prestigious Medical Institute was to bribe the rector. "Before Shevardnadze," Borodin says, "everything could be bought or sold." She adds, "He was very oppressive, but he oppressed people fairly." Shevardnadze's toughness earned him some enemies. Borodin recalls an assassination attempt...
Silicon Valley remains rife with speculation about how well Apple will function without Jobs. Sculley is confident: "Steve's great contribution was recognizing that computers were tools for individuals and not large blue boxes for institutions. That doesn't change, whether Steve is here or not." Some observers, noting that Apple stock jumped $1 a share after Jobs' resignation became known, believe his departure may be a blessing for the company. Says David Gold, a Palo Alto venture capitalist: "It's good news for Apple that | he's out of their hair. The loss of a few employees is probably...