Word: risen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...their private life. But very few actually end up breaking out of the private sector because doing so entails a massive pay cut. By the time most Guccis consider such a move, they have responsibilities to their children, their spouses. They have a mortgage and their spending has risen to match income. Luxuries become necessities. As Jerry Seinfeld says, "You can't go back to coach once you've flown first-class...
Capuano was quick to point out that test scores of third and fourth grades have risen slightly since he became mayor...
...this is a pick-'n'-package decade, its denizens choosing parts of many eras and repackaging them for easier and faster consumption. Witness the mini glam-rock revival rippling through the culture just this month. Regard for the Contemporary style, as this breed of modernism is often known, has risen steadily, however. "After living in one of these homes for a week," says Koenig of his designs, "people can never go back to a conventional house with little windows...
...this fall, several House committees have risen to the challenge, struggling to energize Harvard's anemic dating scene. Taking their cues from game show classics like "The Dating Game" and "Singled Out," the Yard and three Houses have organized their own games for lucky residents so far this year...
...Last week it was as low as 4.72% before drifting up to 5.12% on Friday. Amid tumbling rates, the average, boring government-bond mutual fund rose 4.6% in the third quarter--a period in which stock funds fell an average 15%. Since June 1996, T-bonds have risen 60%, vs. only 54% for the big stocks in the Standard & Poor...