Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...week, perhaps not even that, of furious negotiating between players and management led by NBA Commissioner David Stern have succeeded in preventing this terrible fate...
...these events were conveniently avoided by Stern and Co. during this week's negotiations, in their eagerness to avoid an embarassing lockout at a time when they could enhance their popularity in the professional sports void...
...might be asked, what's the difference? Corporate downsizing is wiping out high-paying manufacturing jobs almost as effectively as losses of sales to foreign rivals might. For example, in 1993 the top 100 U.S. electronics companies eliminated 480,000 jobs. Says John Stern, a vice president for the American Electronics Association: "The American life-style is supported by manufacturing jobs. They are the entry point into the middle class for women and minorities and anyone else climbing the ladder who doesn't have the contacts or education to become a software engineer. These people can't lead a middle...
...hear any messages," he said. "I grabbed a life jacket, and then the boat fell on its left side completely. I managed to jump into a rubber boat with three other people." Moments later, the 15,566-ton Estonia turned nearly upside down and sank, stern first, in 260 ft. of chilly water. Survivors estimated that it had gone down in little more than 15 minutes...
Against Bachrach and Barrett, Roosevelt pit his stern family jaw and mild resemblance to NBC's Bob Costas--hardly a fair fight. Roosevelt pushed his heritage in his commercials, too, stressing a "family tradition of commitment and caring...