Word: sound
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Thursday's New Hampshire debate, George W. Bush has a message for his opponents: Get ready for the coming of a kinder, gentler Ronald Reagan. The evidence: a bold tax plan that puts his money where his "compassionate conservatism" sound bite is, tempering supply-side Reaganomics with aid to the working poor. It includes a $1.3 trillion tax cut over 10 years, with extra relief to poor families. The plan received a conservative blessing Wednesday in the form of a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, which said "the Bush plan at least moves in the Reagan direction and realizes...
...There is only one economic model in the world, and it is one that rewards sound fiscal policy. There is no other way," Bradley proclaimed...
...renovations brought to the chapel a polished wooden floor and reshaped the ceiling to improve sound resonance. It now houses updated electrical and mechanical systems and added plumbing. And to accommodate daytime teaching in the building, the College added audio and visual technology...
...sense, the freshness of Thoreau's long-undeciphered writings should surprise no one. He, along with Mark Twain, essentially invented the plain but supple American prose style, carefully composed to sound casual. So, to stress the point that "high blueberries" must be looked for in swamps, Thoreau writes, "When I see their dense curving tops ahead, I expect a wet foot." He dresses his adages in homespun: "All kinds of harvestry, even pulling turnips when the first cold weather numbs your fingers, are interesting if you have been the sower and have not sowed too many...
...husband, tired of earning a relatively paltry 4% to 6% on their annuities, moved their entire life savings of $700,000 into viaticals sold by Liberte Capital Group of Toledo, Ohio, which claimed to pay 14% on a one-year maturity. "We wanted to have a sound investment, retire and have some peace and tranquillity," says Linke. After the first few quarterly payments arrived from the company, the money suddenly stopped coming. Liberte Capital blames its escrow agent for the problem. Now Linke and her fellow investors' money is frozen while a court-appointed receiver tries to resolve the dispute...