Word: skittishly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blood. The proposals call for such workers to be tested for HIV infection and, if they prove positive, to refrain from performing invasive procedures unless they have the informed consent of the patient or are faced with an emergency. The new policy would be voluntary, but medical institutions, already skittish about potential | lawsuits, could be expected to pressure their staffs to submit to testing and dismiss those who turn up positive...
...Jersey residential builder, Calton Inc., has an antidote: through its "Peace of Mind Guarantee Program" it promises skittish home buyers that if they lose their jobs due to economic conditions within a year of closing, Calton will cover mortgage payments up to $1,500 a month for six months or until the owner returns to work. Says newlywed Wendy Goldberg, a computer instructor who will soon close on a $150,000 home: "The idea of taking all our funds and running them dry to buy a house was very scary. At least this way we'll have a place...
Geyer was only the most dramatic victim of a recession-induced advertising bust that has hit dailies across the U.S. Although circulation is holding steady, advertisers are skittish, and they normally account for about 70% of newspaper revenues. Hardly a major daily has escaped, from the normally ad-fat Los Angeles Times, where August's classified linage fell 17% below the same month last year, to the New York Times, the parent company of which reported last week that third-quarter profits from continuing operations fell 43.9%, in large part because of a 10.7% drop in ad linage. Says executive...
Stempel's biggest challenge is to shake up a bureaucracy that has stifled innovation. On that count he is amply qualified. His communication skills have been recognized ever since he was first sent on the road in 1966 to persuade skittish dealers of the merits of the front-wheel-drive Toronado. Later he helped defuse a bitter environmental fight at a major new plant site. Associates say he has a photographic memory for both faces and statistics. While Stempel was general manager of Chevrolet in the early 1980s, he gave a detailed presentation of 17 different vehicles, ranging from...
...skittish, demonstrative blond woman and the brooding, phlegmatic chestnut-haired man have much in common. Both grew up in Czechoslovakia, and both left. Navratilova, who defected in 1975, is a naturalized U.S. citizen; Lendl, who renounced his former homeland more subtly, soon will be. Both struggled to master English, and both now speak it fluently, with a dry, self- belittling wit. Both love all manner of sports: Lendl is a fiend for golf and hockey, while Navratilova is enchanted with skiing, basketball and, as a spectator, American football. Both rose to the top through raw physical power, and both have...