Word: tame
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...uncontroversial class deserves a tame speaker...
...nest of gamblers, Wall Street can take a while to place its bets. But when it does... Nearly a full week after a tame inflation report made it apparent that the Fed would raise rates once, and just once, when it meets this Tuesday, the markets finally got used to the idea on Monday. The Dow came charging out of the gate to steam up more than 130 points, and after a midafternoon lull sprinted through the tape at 199.15 ? well into record territory. And all this on the eve of a rate hike? Welcome to the "discount" rally...
...there?s one word Wall Street loves these days, it?s "tame." That?s the best way to describe Tuesday?s report that the Consumer Price Index had risen a reasonable 0.3 percent in July (and an even more reasonable 0.2 percent excluding volatile food and energy prices). The morning news sparked a comfortable little rally based on a comfortable little assumption: When the Fed meets on August 24, Alan Greenspan will nudge up interest rates by a quarter point, and just a quarter point. "If you look at the general slope of the numbers, it?s apparent that inflation...
...ambitious construction scheme was hatched in the early '80s by local officials and organizations determined to tame the river. The plans included two major dams, at Serre-de-la-Fare and Chambonchard, and two smaller ones. The stated aim was to prevent flooding, expand irrigation and boost water flow during dry years. Opponents suspected other motives: increasing the water supply to cool four nuclear reactors along the river and boosting development in areas now subject to flooding...
...bring your dog or cat. Harvard doesn't allow pets, so you will have to leave Fido or Fluffy at home. Be strong. Improvise. You could try to content yourself with the 300,000 too-tame gray squirrels in the Yard. Or you could just bring your loving teddy bear instead...