Word: sudden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...into a situation where some of the media felt there was supposed to be an announcement. All of a sudden rumors were abounding. The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't allow those things to happen, so we had to put out a brief announcement, and we followed up in December with more details. Obviously the timing just before Christmas was not good. We knew we were into a miserable retailing season, and certainly we didn't want...
...self-described "political junkie," Larry is used to the sudden twists and demands of political coverage. He is on his eighth presidential race and has been following politics for 30 years, sometimes as a campaign reporter, a New York City-based writer or a White House correspondent. This year -- as every other year -- his practiced eye spots some important differences. "All the contenders are relatively little known in national terms," says Barrett. "This fact, together with the short preseason competition, means a candidate has very little opportunity to recover from a stumble." Because Iowa's favorite son Senator Tom Harkin...
...women who have implants are being urged to see a doctor only if they are experiencing suspicious symptoms. Kessler recommends that women check their breasts regularly for any sudden change in consistency or shape that might indicate a rupture. The commissioner emphasizes that the slight risk of , removing the implants probably outweighs any potential danger from leaving them in. That is some comfort. But for women who have grown to cherish their new breasts as a part of themselves, it doubtlessly is not enough...
...only real problem with self-scheduled exams is the mess it would create for the registrar. But if we turned our present exam proctors into assistants for the registrar, the office could easily handle the sudden upsurge in work. In fact, net bureaucratic administration might even be reduced, as a proctor who would normally waste three hours watching one class could easily monitor exams for several classes at once...
...remember reading this testimony, mesmerized by my sudden immersion in a carnival-sideshow underbelly of American life. (The 26 volumes of Warren Commission testimony are like a vast, inchoate Great American Novel in that respect.) I didn't feel I was any closer to solving the Kennedy assassination, but I did feel I had learned more about the America that produced both Kennedy and his assassin than was conveyed by the bland, complacent sitcom image of the nation and its institutions that prevailed in November...