Word: slash
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...goes according to plan, a Feb. 1 cease-fire will end the 12-year civil war that has claimed 75,000 lives and made El Salvador a synonym for bloodshed and human-rights abuses. Once disarmed, the rebels plan to form a political party, while the government will slash its armed forces from 56,000 to about...
Never mind that Christmas is fast approaching. Many American companies have decided they can wait no longer to slash labor costs. In quick succession last week, three major U.S. firms announced layoffs. GM said it will significantly restructure its operations but won't disclose the actual number of job cuts until this week. Industry experts predict as many as 35,000 employees, or about 9% of GM's work force, may be gone by 1993. TRW, the defense and credit- reporting firm, plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or 14% of its payroll, during the next 18 months. And Xerox...
...earlier this year, HHS proposed to slash the Medical School's indirect rate to less than 65 percent, a move that would cost the school $6 million a year. The Medical School is appealing the decision...
...Black or White track is driven by an infectious riff that sounds like prime Keith Richards. In fact, Slash of Guns N' Roses is the guitar man here. Once again Michael proves to be the grand master at pulling together all sorts of styles -- dance, rock, rap -- into a seamless whole. He may be reluctant to show his face -- only his eyes, a lock of hair and a tiny image of the child star of the Jackson 5 appear in the album art -- but he is fearless about his feelings. Every one of these 14 songs is out front...
...based Compaq immediately made its mark with portable personal computers. Compaq reached $1 billion in annual sales in just five years, then a worldwide record. Today Compaq trails only IBM and Apple among PC makers. But that market is going through a major slump, which has forced Compaq to slash its once premium prices. At the same time, Compaq has had trouble expanding into the market for more powerful machines. Canion was replaced by Eckhard Pfeiffer, Compaq's executive vice president...