Word: sticked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flexible workforce of the 1990s, though, temps tend to stick around longer and end up blending right in, doing everything from developing complex computer software to editing magazines. Since they often stay in one (sometimes high-level) position for the long haul, they've earned the name "permatemps." The deal is supposed to benefit both parties; the workers aren't tied to the job, and the company doesn't shell out for costly benefits. But many temps feel like second-class corporate citizens, denied company perks like health insurance...
...while Illingworth says it's also too early to tell how long he will stick around in the post which his predecessor filled for a quarter century, he has already spent half of a lifetime at Harvard...
...while Illingworth says it's also too early to tell how long he will stick around in the post which his predecessor filled for a quarter century, he has already spent half of a lifetime at Harvard...
Just how high they rise was made clearer than ever last week. In a study conducted at Boston's Tufts University, researchers fed subjects randomly selected diets that included soybean oil, semiliquid margarine, soft margarine, shortening and stick margarine, and then compared their blood fats to levels measured in high-butter diets. The more trans-fatty acids in a spread, scientists found, the more fats in the blood. Although all the butter substitutes reduced the level of LDL (the "bad" cholesterol), the trans-fatty acids sometimes drove down the concentration of HDL ("good" cholesterol), changing the critical ratio of total...
...jaws, prominent eyebrows, larger overall size--you know, the kind of Tarzan stuff that is supposed to scream virility. During the other three weeks of the month, however, women seem to prefer the smoother, more feminized models--sensitive-looking types who would presumably be more likely to stick with Jane and nurture Boy over the long haul...