Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There never was any physical evidence that Mr. Kater is responsible for this case in any way, shape or form," defense attorney Joseph F. Krowski Sr. said last night. "All the witnesses were hypnotized by an improper technique used by an amateur hypnotist...
...myriad strategic decisions made in both presidential candidates' camps, two did more than any others to shape the race. Bob Dole's 15% tax cut turned out to be a turkey; voters never came to believe he could give them a break and balance the budget. Bill Clinton's signature on a Republican-drafted welfare-reform bill, over the anguished screams of party liberals, turned out to be so popular that the President bragged about it over and over to enthusiastic crowds in Florida last week...
...Slowly at first, the anxiety began to take on a shape that could be sensed if not exactly foreseen. On all the world's stock exchanges, prices had leaped up too far, too fast, to be sustained. The mood in the markets shifted from fantasy about instant wealth to nervousness about an inevitable 'correction' (a wonderful euphemism). By Monday morning the concern was no longer vague but had taken on physical form--piles of papers littering brokers' desks, each representing a hastily scribbled order to sell stock; rows of numbers flashing on computer screens, bringing news of alarming price breaks...
...even IBM could withstand the seismic shifts that rocked the industry in the early 1990s. As personal computers increased in power, many customers began moving their data-processing chores to smaller, desktop systems. The shock waves bent many "big iron" manufacturers out of shape, including Prime Computer and Control Data Corp., which stopped making mainframes after heavy losses. Many companies like Wang Laboratories and Unisys have largely switched from hardware to software. The biggest fallen giant is Digital Equipment Corp., which last week reported a larger than expected quarterly loss of $66 million. Once the No. 2 computer maker after...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The parents may send us to Congress; they are the ones who cast the votes. But the children are the ones we need to remember as we shape their future...