Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cagers, now 3-0, have yet to string together 40 minutes of solid basketball, but they appear to have mastered the art of dominating the first...
Muzak music is not supposed to be consciously heard. "Once people start listening they stop working," says Muzak's president Tony Hirsh. That is why its songs never have words. But though Muzak has come to seem synonymous with slushy string tones, the company makes a great effort to keep up to date. Its current repertory of 5,000 includes songs by Michael Jackson and the Police, as well as Cyndi Lauper's All Through the Night. In fact the company records about 1,000 new hits every year. It makes its selections with the help...
...Walter Mondale deserves a lot of credit for putting a woman on his ticket," he said, adding to a round of applause that he predicted a "string of woman Presidents" in years to come...
...recent string of bank failures has raised worries about whether the $17 billion in the FDlC's insurance fund is enough to protect the banking system and depositors. Officials contend that the regulators have enough money to get the job done. Says FDIC Chair man Isaac: "We have the capacity, along with the Federal Reserve, to deal with any scenario you can imagine." Some bankers have already made strategic changes that may help keep them profitable in an increasingly competitive market place. Says Manufacturers' McGillicuddy: "When people say the banking industry hasn't responded, it just doesn...
...around impressive display by Harvard in the second-half sealed the game led by the quick hands of Anne kelly (7 steals, 12 points), the Cantabs tan off a string of 23 unanswered points in the middle of the half to officially usher in garbage-time...