Word: slips
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While other angry passengers watched helplessly as ghost planes -- no flight attendants, no passengers, just baggage -- pulled away from the jammed gates at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Koen fumed as he watched his $5,000 Hawaiian cruise slip away too. First his flight was delayed, then canceled. His proposed punishment for the strikers: that they "all be taken to the nearest tree and hung up by their thumbs and beaten with a two-by- four...
...Small Concern: Just in case you were wondering if the Tomassoni and the Crimson are concerned about their propensity towards letting leads slip away, you bet they...
Meanwhile, on Newbury Street, stylish clientele slip into slightly-worn Levi's, and admire soft plaid wool jackets. At Strutter's, a clean, refined boutique on the trendiest street in the city, modern track lights illuminate brilliant white walls and the expensive hand-embroidered shirts which hang there. Salespeople serve as fashion consultants, hovering near dressing rooms, offering advice on how to coordinate outfits. Their customers admire themselves in full-length mirrors, examining the cut and style of a vintage piece. An earth-toned flannel shirt and matching hunting jacket are prominently displayed together as one of the many luscious...
Thomas has devised a system which allows her--with the help of her small staff--to juggle both coifs and cruises. As you're waiting for your haircut, you jot down the kind of package you're looking for on a slip of paper, and then leave the proposal for Thomas's perusal. After closing shop, Thomas consults her computer for the lowest prices, and puts together the package according to your specifications. Then it's up to you to follow through and call for the price quotes...
...stakes are high. Russia is the key to the stability of the entire former Soviet Union, a region already beset by numerous ethnic conflicts. Russia is also the owner of thousands of nuclear warheads, weapons that could easily slip into the wrong hands under an unstable or desperate government...