Word: slacked
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Examining these recent political sex scandals leads to a less than idyllic picture of marriage. Through it all, it seems that where love falters, public image maintenance and power relations are waiting to pick up the slack...
...rising-sales tide isn't lifting all boats. Sales of smaller yachts are somewhat adrift. For instance, demand for Sunseeker's $550,000, 44-ft. (13 m) Superhawk 43 is languishing. "The top end is pulling the industry along," says Ed Slack, editor of International Boat Industry...
Sunseeker built 318 boats last year, but Braithwaite doesn't expect to better that pace five years from now. Why bother? He can keep revenues climbing by building bigger instead. Rapid growth in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, is taking up the slack in the U.S. and Western Europe, where sales are softer. "An explosion in the client base" of high-net-worth individuals is generating sales, says Vincenzo Cannatelli, Ferretti's CEO. These aren't people who flinch at high fuel costs. "Many of our customers are making money from the price of oil," Cannatelli...
...first day of competition there was a 200-point gap separating the second place Crimson from the rest of the pack.Harvard showed its strength in the freestyle relays, bookending the weekend with victories in the 200- and 400-yard events. Freshmen Katy Hinkle, Ali Slack, and Laura Murray, along with senior anchor Amanda Slaight, set school records in both events and made the “B” cut for the NCAA championships.The 200-free relay provided particular excitement, as the Crimson found itself trailing in the final leg. But Slaight refused to give in and posted...
...third personal by fouling Harris. It was apparent just how crucial Bernardini is to the Penn offense in the first half. Without their star player, the Quakers shot 32 percent in the first and 39 percent for the game. Penn’s Grandieri picked up the slack with 19 points and seven boards to lead his team in both categories.Although Penn was missing its key guard, its frontcourt had no excuse for the way Harris and Unger manhandled it in the paint. Harris in particular, was perfect from the floor through the entire first and six minutes into...