Word: slump
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard power play unit, which had fallenin a 6 for 61 slump in the last 11 games, sawthree straight chances during the period butcouldn't get more than three total shots on goal...
Still, the managers had the undivided attention of the Senators, sitting quietly for what must be record-setting periods. Fatigue was an ever present danger. When I met up with Senator Orrin Hatch in his office at lunchtime, he was eating lightly to forestall his usual midafternoon slump. But that broccoli and baked potato were no match for air on the Senate floor, as recirculated and stuffy as that on a 747. By 3 p.m. his head was nodding. Those scribbling most energetically were not necessarily the most attentive: Senator Byron Dorgan was writing on cream-colored stationery what looked...
Signs are emerging, however, that the slump may be nearing bottom, or at least slowing. By the end of last month, stock prices in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea, while still far below their peaks, had bounced up 50% or more from their deflated lows of summer. The Japanese government has announced yet another economic-stimulus program, and optimists hope this one might actually be carried out. Meanwhile, a timely international rescue plan for Brazil has eased fears that Asia's ills would spread inexorably to Latin America, then to the U.S., then Europe, back to Asia...
...four years. After a worldwide tourof more than a year, a trip to India and a lot oftime to ponder success, "Alanis" is the buzzwordof the music industry once again. But this timethe hype is seething with expectations andpressure--especially since she is the primecandidate for the dreaded "sophomore slump." Aftera debut album that rockets to the top, artiststend to stagnate (i.e. Hootie and the Blowfish),boring their fans and reinvigorating theirenemies. With one of the top albums of all time asher debut, endless radio promotion and an elasticvoice that some consider grating, Alanis wouldcertainly find a worthy opponent...
Harvard hopes its emergence from an early-season offensive slump will continue during the trip to Penn. The key to the turnaround has been the re-emergence of junior midfielder Armando Petruccelli...