Word: slicking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...subscriptions coming in late in the day, The Crimson staff could not gather the information and order new papers from the printing location in time for the next day. As a result, there was a shortage of papers on several days. Another cause of missed delivery was an oil slick in Connecticut...
...dwindling of reefs in the world's oceans, scientists acknowledge, will not immediately destroy the organisms that build them. Many corals spawn en masse, releasing a vast pinkish slick of fertilized eggs that ride ocean currents for hundreds of miles. In the natural cycle, one reef rises as another declines. This cycle is what humans are now disrupting, however, and no one can foresee what the consequences will be. Creating more marine preserves can help, but even if the reefs are patrolled by armed guards, they may not be able to withstand the twin juggernauts of exploding population...
With only about a month until we once again must choose the lesser of two evils to govern us, the only scenarios for a Dole victory involve a massive calamity to the Clinton campaign; but the slick Comeback Kid from Hope seems almost immune to scandal. To date, the most exciting moment in Dole's campaign has been Dole's ungainly tumble off a stage two weeks ago. Dole has now retired to a Florida condo to rest and strategize, but he would be better off perusing the classifieds instead. That Leader of the Free World job that...
...response to Michael Kinsley's seven-point explanation of why President Clinton, despite being flawed and slick, is leading in the polls [THE DEMOCRATS, Sept. 2], I offer this: like him or not, he is the hardest-working President since F.D.R. Clinton puts in an incredible number of hours. He is dedicated to his work, and he zealously executes his duties. America is made up of people, some of whom work harder than others, some of whom are more talented than others, but most of whom just have a work ethic. They relate to a President who feels the same...
...results were phenomenal. Microsoft critics, who had bet that Explorer 3.0 would be no more than too-little, too-late Internet technology, were silenced by the program's sheer undeniable quality. The browser's slick interface drew on Microsoft's years of consumer-products research. And though there were flaws--it has several prominent security holes, and no Macintosh version is in sight--3.0 had brightly colored, easy-to-use buttons, was cleverly designed and ran smoothly with Windows 95. In short, the thing looked like a high-grade consumer product...