Word: squishier
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Look at What You Have, Not at What You Had), written in the cozy language of self-help books, will aid those intimidated by their finances. While she delivers a few dictates (no variable annuities; no whole- , universal-or variable-life insurance policies), much of her advice depends on squishier concepts like being honest with yourself. "What keeps you from doing that which you know you should do with your money?" she asks. Readers of her book will find themselves with fewer excuses. --By Andrea Sachs
...quell worries like this, the A.M.A. has pre-emptively renounced its right to strike. It is even shying away from using the word union, preferring the squishier "national negotiating organization." The group says it will rely on tamer job actions like "slowing a bit on completing paperwork" required by HMOs. Yet representatives of other doctors' unions, such as the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, claim the A.M.A. is making a mistake by voluntarily giving up its most important bargaining tool...
...warmy feelings usually associated with animated features take a nose dive. This futuristic movie on laser disc is a virtuoso piece of speculative fiction, a violent adventure tale, a head- bending sci-fi morality play and a venture into the higher realms of animation art that kicks all the squishier conventions of the genre right in their well-upholstered butt...
| 1 |