Word: strainingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...laws of primogeniture may prevail, but the strength of the dynasty is in its women, not its men. In the '30s, Edward VIII abdicated after a brief reign to marry Wallis Simpson; his shy brother George VI handled a tough job well during World War II, but the strain of ruling contributed to his death at 56. Prince Charles, 42, is well versed in the public controversies he relishes, but he remains a remote man and a bit of a ditherer. It is Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, 90, her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, 65, and Diana who dominate this unlikely...
...million J.C. Penney account. Advertisers are flexing their spending muscle more aggressively than ever before. Even longtime clients feel little loyalty anymore to their agencies. As a result, ad firms are raising the stakes too, regularly raiding one another for business, and everyone is feeling the strain. Says Jerry Siano, chairman of the N W Ayer agency: "We are pitching more accounts than ever...
...strain in the budget was most evident in the $71.5 million line item for the School Department. The School Department, run by the School Committee and Super intendant Mary Lou McGrath, receives its funding from the council but controls its own expenditures...
...budget, which covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, seems rock-solid, especially in comparison with similar documents from other municipalities around the state. But even in Cambridge, the budget is showing sings of strain that may foreshadow trouble in the future...
...first week's mixers reinforced my depression. I looked at the goons dancing with their shirts off on the elevated platforms, sweating under the strain of their own vainglorious pelvic thrusts...