Word: staving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...annually. "Clinton has to hit these big ticket items if he has any realistic chance of balancing the budget," says TIME Washington correspondent Jef McAllister. "Since Medicaid and Medicare have had big percentage increases in spending in recent years, this is not a revolutionary idea." That theory won't stave off gripes from the health care industry, from worried patients or from die-hard liberals in the President's own party. Fueling the fears of Medicare and Medicaid patients concerned that they will not be able to obtain health care when they need it, doctors and hospitals already are arguing...
...hiring away some of the hottest prospectors. Deutsche Bank lured investment banker Frank Quattrone from Morgan Stanley, apparently by offering the kind of deal that made it easy for him to walk away from a reported $10 million job at his old firm. Goldman Sachs is attempting to stave off poaching by creating a new rung on the corporate ladder: junior partners, who will share some of the riches traditionally reserved for full partners. The company named 38 new partner-managing directors to the post. Moral: on Wall Street as in sports, you can keep your stars only by paying...
...team showed its resiliency in last Saturday's win against New Hampshire. Although the Wildcats clawed their way back into the game after a falling behind by six at half-time, Harvard managed to stave off the UNH threat, converting several key free throws in the game's waning moments...
Miami has had more than its share of calamity in the past few years, including Hurricane Andrew, major riots in black neighborhoods and a nasty wave of tourist murders. But with the current fiscal crisis, the stakes are higher than ever. If Carollo can stave off bankruptcy and persuade voters to reject dissolution, he could be remembered as one of Miami's most important mayors. If he fails, he may be remembered as its last...
...stave off creditors, Lewis shut down unprofitable operations, including a dairy plant in Switzerland, and she accelerated the divestiture program started by her husband and Fugett. She quickly jettisoned eight businesses, including ice-cream companies in Denmark, Belgium and Germany. In addition to eliminating the corporate toys, Lewis cut 500 jobs, including half the corporate staff...