Word: suit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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SUSAN MCDOUGAL Not guilty of bilking the Mehtas. Opportunity to get the good suit dry-cleaned before next case...
...especially true in the information and entertainment industries: enterprising producers can make and distribute their own news, music, videos, recipe tips and political opinions; meanwhile, consumers can tap into (and sometimes even personally tailor) an exploding array of websites, information sources, entertainment options, cable channels and opinion outlets to suit their tastes and biases. What's gained is more personal empowerment and decentralized control. What may be lost is the bonds that come from sharing a common ground of ideas and experiences, and also the ease and comfort that come with conformity...
...limitations. Following publication of his autobiography, Iacocca, which sold 7 million copies, he flirted briefly with making a run for the presidency. In the end, Iacocca decided against it, realizing he would never have the patience required to deal with Congress. Compromising to achieve consensus wasn't his long suit, he told me. It would be good if others seeking the presidency, such as Ross Perot and son-of-a-businessman Steve Forbes, better understood this handicap...
Universal keycard access in the Houses is an issue that has been a subject of debate among administrators and students for quite some time now. Cabot and Winthrop Houses recently introduced the program, with Dunster House expected to follow suit in the near future. Quincy House has had universal keycard access since November 4, and, now that a month has passed since its institution, students' reactions provide an indicator of what residents of other Houses can expect of the effective open-door policy...
...rich-quick schemes induce "The Aha! Phenomenon." Wolfe entertains readers with his keen ear for dialect and penchant for Dickensian names like Armholster, Peepgass and Armentrout. And of course, when it comes to clothes, who but a dandy like Wolfe would note the difference between a twist-weave suit and a hard-finished worsted...