Word: soft
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...flirtatiously called down to men, and played cute little pranks like getting some guy to burst into my room at 3 a.m. and jump on my bed while they laughed maniacally outside. Welcome to summer camp. One of them, Lori, was a real space shot; she babbled in a soft, coy voice and wandered about in heavy makeup, glassy eyed. The other, Tamara, was an aggressive, competitive overachiever who raved about her work, her perfect, clean-cut, overachiever boyfriend, and her virginity...
Whoever wrote the title "Baltimore's Soft-Shelled Crab" knows more about baseball than about crabs. The softshelled crab, having just shed his protective shell, is the most vulnerable and timid crustacean, and usually hides in the sea grasses and shallows. Not a very apt comparison to fiery and aggressive Earl Weaver...
While the companies' earnings are indeed up sharply, they seem especially large because the percentages represent comparisons with the first half of 1978 when profits were soft as a result of a worldwide oil glut. But there is no doubt that the companies have reaped a bonanza from the 60% runup in OPEC prices since January. For example, about 30% of U.S.-produced oil is, in effect, uncontrolled When world oil prices go up, the price of this uncontrolled crude rises right along them. But the companies assert that most of their profits come from operations overseas, where...
...what excites him most is something much simpler. In Brazil and Mexico, Coca-Cola is selling soft drinks that contain up to one-third of an adult's entire daily vitamin and mineral requirements and 10% of the protein needs. The Mexican drink has a long-haired brand name, Samson, and orange or mango flavors, though Coke can give it any color and taste the customer wants, even split pea. It is made from the whey that is left over from cheese manufacturing; using this protein-potent residue has a double benefit because most whey now is dumped into...
...throughout the country, for a penny or so more a bottle than Coke or Tab, because it is costlier to make and the company aims to profit. Moving faster would be hard, Austin points out, because Coca-Cola is already at full production with its regular soft drinks...