Word: standardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...grandson of the founder, who has promised to lead the auto industry into a pollution-free future. But Ford executives know that big, gas-thirsty vehicles are where the consumers and the cash meet. For years, General Motors has raked in oversize profits with the Chevrolet Suburban, long the standard-bearer among land yachts. Analysts say the spacious Suburban holds $10,000 to $15,000 in profit per vehicle. When the Excursion roars into showrooms this fall with a projected sticker price of $45,000 to $50,000, Ford could take in up to $20,000 per vehicle...
...sexes appear to have the same internal equipment for making these choices, equipment that we know as conscience or free will. But from a femaleist point of view, the whole business of difference is getting a little old: Different from whom? And how did he get to be the standard for the human race...
...what's wrong with real estate? Plenty. Anyone who sunk money into publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, has been scorched badly. Last year the average REIT stock sank 17% while the Standard & Poor's 500 soared 27%, and REITs' dismal showing has extended into early 1999. Never have REITs lagged the market by such a wide margin. They're more out of favor than a home with peeling paint and shag carpets...
...readers fascinated with the South Asian culture, this read is vastly more enjoyable than the standard history text. Chaudhuri demystifies Indian exoticisms, transporting us into his rag-tag world where everything revolves around the late afternoon nap. This novel's evocative imagery is on par with Indian director Saityjit Rays' films in de-cloaking the mysterious world of the subcontinent...
...stomach is starting to get queasy," she announced shortly before her set, and left to warm up. Before every performance she warms up by singing her old standard, the national anthem...