Word: tandem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whole world analyzed their perverted reach for infamy, which was precisely their point. As their lives were searched out in the glare of hideous celebrity, they became a matched pair, similar in age, appearance and murderous intent. Last week, almost in tandem, they had their days in court. In Washington, John Warnock Hinckley Jr., 26, pleaded not guilty to the attempted assassination of President Reagan. His lawyers were granted 30 days to plan a defense. In New York, Mark David Chapman, 26, pleaded guilty and was given 20 years to life for the murder of John Lennon...
Venture capitalists provide much of the seed money for U.S. business. By giving out start-up cash to farsighted entrepreneurs, they can open whole new areas of business enterprise. Venture money has fueled the development of the computer industry through investments in Prime Computer, Cray Research, Tandem and other companies, helped spark airline industry diversification with People Express and Air Florida, and bankrolled infant gene-splicing companies like Genentech and Biogen...
Kleiner, Perkins closely studies an infant company's prospects and then carefully nurtures it during the early years. In 1973 Jim Treybig, one of the partners, began to work on an idea for a new computer that would eliminate many common computer breakdowns. Last year Tandem Computers, with Treybig as president and Tom Perkins as chairman of the board, rolled up sales of $109 million. The $1.5 million investment by Kleiner, Perkins is now worth $220 million. The company also struck gold last year when Genentech "One large winner takes care of an occasional loser...
...fighter-bombers, have tremendous striking power, can stay at sea for months and, according to one Navy study, could be knocked out of action only by six missile hits. But given the time they need in port for maintenance and the Navy's preference for using them in tandem, even a 15-carrier fleet could keep only five or six task forces at sea at the same time. Also, military reformers argue that the sinking of a single Nimitz-class carrier could tilt the naval balance to the U.S.S.R. in an entire theater of war. They advocate numerous smaller, lighter...
Forget about Charles and his Shy Di. The true royal tandem this summer is a prince-frog named Kermit and his porcine treasure, Miss Piggy. In their sequel to The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson's Dynel delights are out to retrieve the fabulous Baseball Diamond and bring to justice the swine-oops, dastard-who stole it. Caper never lives up to Kermit's early promise: "Boy, I wish I were you people seeing this picture for the first time." Fozzie Bear, Animal, Gonzo and the rest are more at home subverting the rigid formulas...