Word: standing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strikes have lasted this long because GM is determined to make a stand to defend its ability to compete. But Stodghill says there's no end in sight. "It's already gone on longer than anyone predicted," he says, and notes that even Wall Street -- generally supportive anytime management gets tough with labor -- has started to worry that the strike's duration may outweigh any benefits derived from taking a hard line. GM stock dropped more than two points Monday after weekend talks blew up, and was creeping back Tuesday only because analysts had fully expected the earnings carnage...
...house will get done, Opie says. He's a humble man, but as you stand on his back deck with him and look across his acres toward the green rise of sweet gums and oaks in the distance, as you look beyond the flats and through the trees to a sliver of the lake, you can feel his pride. A pride that's there with that fire-hydrant job too. Opie will be on the road somewhere, come across a hydrant and have to get out of the car and go look...
Whether Kaiser's policy will stand is another question. Last week officials from California's department of corporations, which licenses the state's HMOs, announced that they are investigating Kaiser's decision on Viagra. At issue: a state law that requires health plans to cover all treatments that are medically necessary. Believe it or not, there are situations in which Viagra could qualify as a medical necessity. For example, many men refuse medical treatments, such as prostate surgery, for fear they might be rendered impotent. Viagra could allow them to proceed with a life-saving operation without diminishing their quality...
...tell myself as I groan out of a chaise in response to my son's "Dad, wanna play catch?" He is our third, the last in a line of catch players, the two before him having grown up and out. We stand about 20 m apart. He gives me the better glove, and we begin...
...Their next spectacular is called "1-1-2000," a multisite New Year's Day 2000 celebration by both men and women in all 50 states. Says McCartney: "Let's face it. Morality in this nation is spiraling downward, out of control. Christians are a minority, and we have to stand up and be counted." The problem is, the count at present is dropping...