Word: signal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rival that of the S&L crisis (and subsequent government bailout) of the late 1980s. "The Fed did an internal investigation to see how much exposure the banks had to hedge funds and other high-risk investments," says TIME senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl. "The cut was a clear signal that conditions are more severe than most of us realize...
...wasn't talking about the bogeyman, either--or maybe she was. The signal, recurring lesson of PJ Harvey's music, is that desire leads us dangerously, thirstily, curiously into places where we would otherwise fear to tread. Harvey's lyrics were too lacerating to be mere come-ons, but the potency and drama of her music worked like a snake charm. The album and the woman combined the terror and the wonder of a hydra...
...establishment of the conference seemed to signal a movement toward greater world cooperation in higher education, Longanecker said...
Simply put, the voters are no longer in control of this process. Polls will be taken and mid-term elections will send a signal of some sort to Washington, and representatives will continue talking to constituents. But in the end, the decision about the President's fate will lie solely with the political calculations and consciences of 535 Americans. That seems wrong. Without a pressing need for a change in presidential leadership, impeachment is not worth the sense of powerlessness it will produce in the country at large...
...anyone who has attended a Harvard women's soccer game, the song is as recognizable as the Memorial Church bells that signal the change of classes in the Yard everyday...