Word: shrinkly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Zaillian, to mop up at Oscar- $ nominations time. Any movie about mental disturbance (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rain Man) is likely to touch Academy members, not so much because it treats a serious issue as because it parades the performer's craft. To watch De Niro shrink into the shadow of catatonia is to be made aware of his great gifts of body control, of withdrawing into character, of seeming to be. It's an awesome show that reveals more about De Niro than about the man he is playing. Like the Master Thespian on Saturday Night...
...daily. The vehicles will be carried on shuttle trains initially running at least every 15 minutes at peak periods and making the crossing in 35 minutes. Alternating will be passenger trains, while freight will trundle through in off-peak hours. For motorists, travel time between Paris and London will shrink somewhat, but for rail passengers the ride will be cut from 12 hours to three. The Chunnel will make rail and air roughly comparable in terms of the clock, if time spent getting to and from airports is counted...
...forced over 200 carriers to merge or disappear, the few remaining major companies are about to undergo another shake-out. Already wobbling badly, a couple of the weakest ones -- Pan Am and Eastern -- may disappear. Others, like TWA and Continental, may be forced to merge with stronger partners or shrink down to a more manageable size...
...that ambitious carriers like USAir, Midway and America West are reining in their plans. A year ago, five airlines -- American, United, Delta, Northwest and Continental -- dominated the top tier of the U.S. industry, accounting for 66.3% of all passenger miles. Because of problems at Continental, that tier may soon shrink to four powerhouses...
...this case some of the plaques start to shrink, almost imperceptibly at first, as the fatty material in its core migrates back into the bloodstream. Blood begins flowing more smoothly through the rejuvenated artery, and two years later, only 50% of the passage is blocked. The seemingly inexorable advance of cardiovascular disease has been reversed, and as the plaque continues to shrink, the risk of a heart attack has largely passed...