Word: sparing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...family stays together. In the process it shows that racial rapport in America is elusive not just because of history or politics but also because, like Bill and Karen's difficult but triumphant love, it requires years of personal effort. Love Story will reward anyone who, at least, can spare 10 hours...
...Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are extreme-sports junkies. Mike McCue, 32, CEO and chairman of Tellme Networks, walked away from millions of dollars at his previous job to get his new company off the ground. It's his third start-up, and each time he has risked everything. In his spare time, McCue gets himself off the ground. He's also an avid rock climber. "I like to feel self-reliant and independent," he says. "And when I'm up there, I know if I make a knot wrong...
...mound that was once an apartment house, survivors pleaded for help in finding loved ones. "My brother is still there," says Ozgur Taylan, 12, pointing to the remains of the building where he lived in the gutted town of Golcuk. Ozgur and his mother escaped with no time to spare. "I thought I was going...
...Astonishing stage pictures can be wonderful, but they're not enough," says Kellogg, 62, who, by all accounts, has been the prime mover in turning Glimmerglass into a major force in American opera. "We keep our productions spare so that the audience can concentrate on what is happening between the characters onstage. We look for singers who are really good actors--and then we give them room...
...that support all but disappears. The same thing happens when respondents are faced with a choice between tax cuts and saving Social Security, or tax cuts and keeping the budgets balanced. For the most part, Americans only want a their money back if they?re sure the government can spare...