Word: stressful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...White House chief of staff Thomas McLarty describes the Clinton-Powell relationship as "very respectful and professional but not in a stuffy way. In a warm way." It helps that Powell, who had threatened to retire early, has agreed to finish his term, which ends Sept. 30. Clinton aides stress that other high-level bonds have been forged. "I spend more time with ((Powell deputy)) Admiral David Jeremiah than I do with my wife," says a senior Administration official...
...past, he said, law enforcement officials "have relied on penalties and prison sentences with no perceptible result," but a new stress on "prevention as well as punishment" could be part of the department's new initiatives...
...third of all American workers now have part-time, temporary or contract jobs, some sort of contingent work with no job security and usually no benefits. Many of them had better jobs until recently. They say they are suffering incredible stress...
...enormous stress. The anxiety level is very high, regardless of the kind of job you hold. Nobody is safe...
Warfare has not claimed any pianistic right arms lately, but various mysterious maladies such as carpal tunnel syndrome, progressive degeneration of the nerves and repetitive stress syndrome have struck a number of pianists, most prominently Gary Graffman and Leon Fleisher. Graffman, a dazzling stylist whose troubles began when he first sprained the fourth finger on his right hand while playing an unresponsive instrument in Berlin, has been a left- handed pianist since 1979. Fleisher, a towering performer whose 1958-62 cycle of Beethoven concertos with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra remains a pinnacle of modern recordings, first noticed...