Word: standardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...same period a year ago. "Asia is unpredictable," says Allen Sinai, chief global economist for Primark Decision Economics. "I can't guarantee that there will be no recession in the U.S. next year because no one can be sure about Asia." Observes David Wyss, chief economist for Standard & Poor's DRI: "Asia scares...
...mailers work at universities and teaching hospitals, where both doctors and patients have easy access to communications software and the technical support that allows it to run smoothly. But some managed-care organizations are promoting it as well. "I believe we're looking at something that will become a standard of service in the healthcare industry," says Dr. Joseph Scherger, chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, who estimates that e-mail has cut his telephone use by two-thirds. "It's really opened up communication with my patients...
...That could be a problem for those needing a simple way to move files between computers. Several vendors have come to the rescue: Imation of Oakdale, Minn., is offering its high-capacity SuperDisk drive in matching colors for $189 (below), while Newer Technology of Wichita, Kans., will sell a standard floppy drive for $90 in October...
...that standard is fuzzy and provides little guidance when the clash involves an assortment of eggs, sperm and wombs. When Marybeth Whitehead decided to back out of her surrogacy contract, the court ordered a custodial arrangement that amounted to parenting by committee...
...wrote a fan letter to a hostile witness because he knew the witness was telling the truth. Schippers says he's the kind of lawyer who prefers to "play it according to the rules" rather than bend them to score a point off a legal opponent. By that standard alone, Schippers, 68, may seem an anomaly within the Beltway. In fact, he came to Washington only in March, having grown up and spent most of his professional life in Chicago. He considered becoming a priest and attended Chicago's Quigley seminary. But he opted for law school (night classes...