Word: standly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...overused word for that something is vision, and you can hear the Vice President struggling to lay out his in the stump speech he has been test-driving recently in Iowa and New Hampshire. For better or worse, Gore himself came up with his new slogan, "Stand with me," a heavy-handed reminder of Gore's fidelity to the President through the rough sledding of the past year. But the issue now is not Gore's loyalty but his identity, so he rarely mentions Clinton directly. He is also branching out, morphing his well-known stands on the environment...
...become a prisoner in his own body." Of Kevorkian's cause, Terry says, "You have to put yourself in harm's way when you feel there's an unjust law. There are physicians across the country performing the same medical services. There's only one doctor willing to stand up and put his life...
Hollywood just can't be trusted. A few weeks ago, we were positive that the Sandra Bullock comedy Forces of Nature would stand for years as the nadir of filmmaking. People would come out of some piece of tripe, shrug and say, "It wasn't as bad as Forces of Nature." Well, we were wrong; the bar just got lowered. The Mod Squad, based on the TV series that ran from 1968 to 1973, is a disaster you don't have to wait for to happen. It could be the capper segment in a Fox prime-time special...
...deferred retirement plans. They also require a minimum investment of $500,000 and a net worth of $1 million. It's a select crowd, for sure, and that bugs me. Diversification is a huge issue for all investors. If tax-free diversification for the rich is allowed to stand--and, frankly, even if it isn't--the time has come to ease restrictions on company-contributed shares in 401(k) plans. The average 401(k) account with employer stock contributions has 55% of its assets in the employer's stock. That's way too much. The plans should allow participants...
...defensive. This ability allowed her to appear poised, intelligent and charming--so much so that many people commented they could finally understand what the President saw in her. While I do not admire Monica for her self-centered, narrow view of the world, I do respect her courage to stand her own ground. SARA E. MELZER Los Angeles...