Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...young woman going to Harvard, I should feel like I have every option in the world available to me. I'm young, I'm smart, I'm healthy. I'm enthusiastic and confident in my abilities. I should feel that I am able to accomplish my goals, no matter what I choose to do with my life...
...Marcoses' legal problems. At least old friend Doris Duke came through with bail. For his involvement, Khashoggi, a man of multiple houses but no fixed address, was saddled with bail of $110 million -- and an electronic ankle band that keeps prosecutors informed of his whereabouts as he roams from smart Manhattan boites to the slopes at Aspen...
...issue isn't more or less government," New Jersey Governor James Florio says tersely. "It's dumb vs. smart government." Barely into his sixth month in office, Democrat Florio has been giving lessons to politicians across the country -- and in Washington -- not only about smart government but also about leadership. Using populist rhetoric and unconventional straight talk and tireless stumping for his programs, Florio, 52, has launched the largest barrage of government initiatives in the Garden State since Woodrow Wilson sat in Trenton from 1911 to 1913. More important, he has set out to demonstrate that voters' "common sense...
...other way around? As Sutter wrestles with his instincts and his ethics, the notion of vendetta no longer seems the exclusive property of the Mafia. Nelson DeMille's previous books Word of Honor and The Charm School demonstrated an ability to sustain tension; this one adds a smart social eye and an unfailing sense of humor...
Harper proved to be a smart shopper. After buying Banquet Foods for the bargain price of $50 million in 1980, Harper revived the frozen-dinner company by adding 90 new selections. In the Beatrice deal, Harper reportedly picked up the company for less than half the price initially sought by financiers Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Harper's management philosophy is to allow each ConAgra unit a high degree of autonomy. "We have more presidents than banks have vice presidents," he says. ConAgra's low-key style has paid off handsomely for shareholders. After ten years of record earnings, ConAgra stock that...