Word: rotted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Japan's politicians fiddle with banking reform, the country's economic rot is striking deep into the flagship industries of steel and electronics. Hitachi has announced its first annual loss since the end of the Second World War -- about three quarters of a billion dolllars -- and it's cutting 4,000 jobs. Did somebody say "lifetime employment"? Meanwhile, steelmaker Toa, sagging under some $2 billion in debt, is reported to be pursuing a liquidation program. It would be the largest Japanese manufacturer ever to fail...
...possesses the one quality Suharto needed, extreme loyalty, and continued to give it to the embattled President while students trampled their despised leader's effigy, longtime allies called for his resignation, and an emboldened press made fun of the man who had come to symbolize the systemic rot that underlies Asia's economic crisis...
...hours a week. He lambastes indifferent school directors and educational boards with as much zeal as he supports the creative power of his students. Kohl points out case after case of wasted time and money, antiquated lunch programs leftover from the Roosevelt era, and badly needed text-books that rot away in basements due to simple neglect on the part of educational directors...
...against looters, after all four power cables to the city center failed last Friday. Authorities have not yet been able to determine the cause of the outage, which has cost businesses tens of millions of dollars. Health officials are warning against the consumption of food that has begun to rot in the city's refrigerators, and with full power scheduled to be restored only by March 8, Auckland's 350,000 residents have plenty of time (and cause) to contemplate the evils of city living...
...week Collins examines the prevalent notion that TV must be bad for preschoolers. Surprisingly, he found children's experts in favor of toddlers' watching TV--in moderation. Good news for Collins, father of two girls--Elizabeth, 2, and Virginia, 11 months. "Now that I know that TV won't rot my kids' brains, I may be a little less strict about it," he says. That may not matter to Elizabeth, who seemed to be equally uninterested in all the shows...