Word: switched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then I noticed one vehicle that had slowed next to me, rather than rushing with the pack. I looked up at the men's leering faces. They were licking their lips. There was nothing to do but shut my own tinted windows and switch into the fast lane, discretely trying to escape...
...mixture of infomercials, sitcoms such as "Mama's Family" and "Married With Children," and "Judge Judy." Evans concedes that a ticket dispute was behind his decision, but also says he's unhappy with Dave's low ratings. "I don't think it harms viewers," Evans said of his scheduling switch. Said Rob Burnett, executive producer of the "Late Show": "I think this is the type of fellow who is used to getting the best table at a restaurant at a moment's notice while the rest of us have to wait in line...
...theory, the marketplace should provide a check on health plans that cut too far; if your managed-care organization won't deliver the quality of care you need, you can always switch to one that will. But that assumes there is competition and free choice. Most employers let their workers choose from only a handful of plans. Industry consolidation, meanwhile, is reducing competition even further...
...features you get for $29 a month is a voice mailbox. Turn on the phone, and it instantly shows if messages are waiting. When roaming to areas not served by Sprint's digital net--like during my hour commute between Long Island and Manhattan--the phone is supposed to switch automatically to analog service. It didn't. Sprint's help line later cured the glitch. Now I can use the phone on the railroad--to call the trainshouter across the aisle and tell him to pipe down...
Warning to high-blood-pressure patients: you must wait at least a week before switching from the hypertension drug Posicor--a calcium-channel blocker recalled earlier this month--to an alternative blocker, a new report cautions. Four patients have gone into shock--one died--after changing within 24 hours from Posicor to another drug. The quick switch caused blood pressure to plummet to dangerously low levels...