Word: slips
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...things he's neglected as president. Of course, the labor law professor says he wants to write a book about wage differentials. But Bok he also looks forward to making use of the university's athletic facilities. And although he's let his exercise program slip a bit in recent years, Bok, who was as an undergraduate was a member of Stanford's 1951 championship intramural volleyball team, says he's as fit as ever. "I can do everything now but jump," he says...
Cornell's Chantal Toth only allowed Kim Landry's second-period shot among Harvard's 36 to slip past her into the net. Playing with a roster of five newcomers this year, the Crimson still lacks experience to light the red and will probably have to wait for the return of injured playmaker and Co-Captain Sandra Whyte to rememdy the problem...
Workers whose jobs are cyclical, seasonal or subject to the whims of the market feel vulnerable even without receiving a pink slip. Some benefits, like health insurance, may be tied to the number of hours logged, and so, in a slowdown, workers suddenly find themselves without coverage. Mayo Gonzales, a 57-year-old carpenter in Ontario, Calif., did not amass the 250 hours he needed this year to keep his benefits. "At my age -- at any age -- it's very important to have insurance because anything can happen," he says. "This is one of the worst slowdowns I have seen...
...many, Willett's words sound like a call to vegetarianism. The meat industry, which has watched sales slip as health consciousness has climbed, was particularly incensed. Nutritionist David Hurt of the National Livestock and Meat Board points out that the study does not demonstrate cause and effect, and that cattle and pigs increasingly are being bred to produce less fatty meat. "Beef is 27% leaner than it was in 1986 and pork 31%," he observes...
...SEARCH FOR SCARLETT II Margaret Mitchell refused to write a Gone With the Wind sequel, yet publishers were undeterred. In 1988 romance novelist Alexandra Ripley was selected to write the saga, but Warner Books, which paid $5 million for the rights, let the autumn 1990 publishing date slip...