Word: swaying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...momentum really began shifting Harvard'sway at 16:16 of the second when Turco moved in onVermont sophomore goaltender Andrew Allen off acollapsed off-man rush. Turco deked to hisbackhand and rung it topshelf...
Dorm crew work is better than most students might expect. The high wages are attractive, but the tasks--like scrubbing other peoples' toilets--sway many students into accepting less messy desk jobs. Dorm crew workers make the best of their environs...
MISSED OPPORTUNITY Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, 101, and her family once held sway over China; now her old china's on the block. At an auction of some of her bric-a-brac last week, buyers kept their Jackie fever mostly in check. A bronze automated cathedral clock that was estimated at $8,000 to $12,000 fetched $64,000, and Mme. Chiang's bed went for 16 times its presale estimate. But for $50, someone got her vinyl recliner. And her lazy Susan, priced at $40 to $60, went for just $5. Maybe it wasn't made in Taiwan...
...surprise. The market now values accelerating growth over consistent growth. Starting in the mid-1980s, investors became wary of U.S. industrial and cyclical companies like U.S. Steel and Phelps Dodge, which faced withering competition from abroad. At the same time though, U.S. household brands like Gillette and Nike held sway at home and won new markets abroad. No matter how tough the Japanese competed, you never wore Mitsubishi sneakers or shaved with Sumitomo blades. The top U.S. consumer brands showed consistent growth year after year...
...also features "Swing 'N Sway Dr. Love." This dirty dog, clad in a doctor's uniform and sunglasses, responds to a loving squeeze by bobbing its head and singing a cheerful melody--"Bad Case of Loving You," by Robert Palmer. Like all good gifts, Dr. Love promises to keep on giving...