Word: seem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...opposing ball-carriers this season, Collins really must seem 400 feet tall...
...around the world. At the center is a wave of computerization that has radically changed the speed of stock trading and injected unprecedented floods of money into the marketplace. For those with the cash or credit, the equipment and the expertise to play in the new market, the times seem utopian. One Manhattan-based private investor who is viewed with awe on Wall Street for his financial acumen is claiming that the U.S. and the world are on the "threshold of a new golden age of capitalism...
...boys. Now you might need $9 million to play." He adds, "If you're not computer sophisticated, you're behind the eight ball. As a practical matter, small investors can't compete in program trading." Unless, of course, they become institutional investors themselves through mutual funds, which seem likely to continue to grow...
...millionaire at 45, Brody is a testament to her own blend of scientific findings and personal experiences. Her taut 5-ft., 105-lb. frame radiates energy. Her loud voice spews words at a rat-a-tat pace. Even the salt-and-pepper curls around her face seem to crackle with vitality. A few years ago in New York City, the pint-size journalist fearlessly ran down a 6-ft., 13-year-old mugger who had snatched a watch from her neck. The kid must not have been following her exercise regimen...
...school, Ozbek dressed like a Lou Reed rock-'n'-roll animal, right down to faithful applications of black fingernail polish, but the clothes he has been designing for his label since the spring of 1985 have a refinement that makes them seem both worldly and weightless. He likes to structure the top ! half of an outfit with heavier fabrics like cashmere or gabardine, then use an airy silk or supple jersey to soften up things below. "My clothes are not of the moment," Ozbek says, speaking in his hurried, lightly accented English. "Take all the accessories away, and they...