Word: rising
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After topping last year's fourth place finish, Harvard (8-6, 2-3 Ivy) has solidified its place among the conference's top teams and shown that it is on the rise...
...rise in drug spending is beginning to have political repercussions. A movement is under way at the federal and state levels to bring about cheaper prescription drugs, an effort that could help the lower-cost generics. Bills are pending in several states, including California, to force drug companies to discount products for seniors. In Congress, a bipartisan commission will probably attempt to get Medicare to reverse its policy against paying for prescriptions, which could also favor the generics...
...lately. But not for the executioner. Last month two men were acquitted of all charges and released. The Land of Lincoln has now freed 11 wrongfully condemned prisoners in the past 21 years--the same number it has put to death. Incidents of wrongful condemnation are also on the rise in other states. The leaders...
...Rite Aid has plans to roll out a prescription and vitamin website with GNC in the fall. That doesn't worry Drugstore.com's Neupert, who says, "Frankly, I don't know if the existing brands are all that respected." There's another issue, though. With the rise of managed care, close to 80% of prescriptions are now covered by third-party insurers. To capture a good chunk of the business, online drugstores "have to negotiate separately with thousands of plans, and that's going to take a long time," cautions Mark Husson, a retail analyst at Merrill Lynch. Even Neupert...
...jazz all the time in commercials," O'Hare says. "Five years ago, the cool thing to do was to bring a jazz musician to the restaurant. Hip- hop artists use jazz all the time in their music. Now, the rise of R & B and sampling [the mixing together of disparate music styles] has really helped jazz expand. It's opening up people's ears to other kinds of music...