Word: shrinkly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prolonged slump, many industry analysts remain unconvinced of IBM's ability to re-emerge as a major force in the industry. The moves so far, they say, are little more than Band-Aid solutions that cover up deep financial and technological wounds. IBM's challenge is not just to shrink in size but also to remake itself completely into a nimbler and more market-oriented player, in much the same way that American Telephone & Telegraph reshaped itself after the breakup of the Bell System eight years ago. And even that would hardly be enough to restore IBM's dominance...
...paradox of death by diarrhea. Reduced production of white blood cells weakens the immune system, a kind of starvation-induced AIDS that turns diseases like measles into killers. Eventually the body begins burning muscle tissue wholesale: victims become too weak even to move, and the heart muscle begins to shrink. By then death is almost inevitable...
When he takes command, Clinton has indicated, he will not shrink from using American power and influence abroad. It may well be that although the outgoing Administration has saddled him with foreign ventures he might prefer not to have just now, he does not disapprove of any of the steps Bush either has taken in Somalia or seems about to take in Bosnia. If the President-elect objected seriously to them, he could say so -- and possibly force Bush to draw back. But whether Clinton does so or not, he no longer suggests that domestic and economic affairs will...
...reading says the economy is not picking up to anything like a normal recovery," says a Clinton economic adviser. At the same time, he adds, "the likelihood of a sharp downturn or a sharp upturn is small. We're not suddenly going to grow at 6% or shrink by 2%. I see absolutely no evidence for a return to a technical recession...
...could balance the budget within five years, and has gone further than anyone except Ross Perot in calling for reduction in such entitlements as Medicaid and Medicare. Unlike Kemp and other supply-siders, Gramm and his colleagues do not believe tax cuts alone will automatically expand the economy or shrink the deficit and public debt. Gramm is not well liked, but he is respected and has made no secret of his White House ambitions. Though he lacks a political base, Cheney is a more affable conservative who is increasingly mentioned as a compromise candidate by those who despair of uncharismatic...