Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...awesome," co-captain Francie Walton said. "Defensively we played a smart game--our heads were in it. We passed when we should have and held on to it when we should have...
...main weapon against cash and checks is plastic -- credit cards, bank debit cards and so-called smart cards. Together they represent 9% of total consumer payment transactions and are expected to reach 15% by 2001. Besides taxicabs and newsstands, credit cards are employed in parking garages and movie theaters and could soon be the way that Americans pay their taxes, if industry lobbyists prevail. But since card issuers charge an average of 16.5% while the irs extracts only 7% for late payments, consumer groups warn that taxpayers should be wary. So far, stiff interest rates have done little to curb...
Both credit and debit cards could one day be eclipsed by smart cards, which look like conventional bank plastic but store information on computer chips instead of magnetic stripes. Such cards could hold, say, the profile of an airline passenger, including his frequent-flyer points and seat preferences. With a single swipe of a card through an airline's electronic reader, a traveler could make a reservation and get a seat assignment...
...Riley's too smart, and New York just too good...
...their work...On a large scale, the majority of kids do not care. But they still have the same fears; they'd rather party, though, than study. Which you might want to at Harvard, too, but you guys can handle the partying and study because you're so smart. I'm kidding...