Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...penalty kill is equally solid, with the usual culprits--McCann, his defense partner Peter McLaughlin (0-5-5) and freshman standout Ashlin Halfnight (1-4-5)--keeping Tracy and Israel safe in the back. Fundamentals are never lacking on both units; the players know their specialized roles and perform them with consummate skill...
...tentative approval of industry. "The whole research and development enterprise is being rethought," says Daniel Burton Jr., president of the Council on Competitiveness, which represents the chief executive officers of 140 U.S. firms. "What they're trying to do is make sure that there is a solid, results-oriented goal driving research, and not just research for research's sake...
...best politicians display solid leadership in order to avoid the need for excessive and constant compromises. The president will need the public faith if he is to be at all successful with his much needed upcoming health care reform proposals. Hopefully, for the sake of the country, he can lead us into the next century as an invigorated, optimistic and honest nation...
...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 psuedofacts...
...merger also gave Redstone extra cash, which he had been desperately seeking, to use in the battle for control of Paramount. Reinforced by Blockbuster's huge cash hoard and rock-solid balance sheets, he immediately upped his offer for Paramount by $1.2 billion. "It may not be the knockout blow," said an obviously pleased Redstone, "but from our standpoint it is an extremely dramatic coup." Both Redstone and Huizenga insisted that the merger had been in the works for months and would go forward whether or not the company gained control of Paramount...