Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fest that comes with actively managed funds is a lot to overcome. Your odds are good in a fund with a steady manager and a superior record. But if you find yourself paying fund managers who can't find the ocean from the beach, index funds are a solid alternative...
...recently Jones' claims have been receiving a more respectful hearing. Stuart Taylor, a former New York Times reporter who now works for the American Lawyer, has become Jones' most prominent champion, arguing that hers is a strong case of sexual harassment. Taylor notes, for example, that there is solid corroborating evidence: that within a day of the alleged encounter, Jones told two friends and two sisters what happened and that her story has remained consistent. And after some investigation, Taylor found that she was fundamentally apolitical and didn't consort with Clinton enemies until after she failed to be taken...
Will NeXT save Apple? A few days earlier, the company warned investors to expect a quarterly operating loss of as much as $150 million; its stock plummeted 18%. Amelio blamed the loss on disappointing sales of Apple's Performa computers but insisted that his comeback plan was "still solid." Said he: "We're making a dramatic shift that's going to change everything...
...three years, I have had the opportunity and privilege of sharing my opinion with all of you. Although I admit that I have complained quite a bit, that I have often written words of anger and disappointment with a biting sarcasm which has certainly maintained me in the solid consistency of the Saturday column of The Crimson (affectionately known as the "lighter day" paper), I have learned a lot, and I have grown as a writer and as a person. The Crimson has provided me with the means to voice my opinion and be heard, and that has been invaluable...
...titles of every other book Hume wrote; don't just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of "contemporary decadence," like Natalie Wood. If you can't come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid clink of pseudo-facts...