Word: tanked
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...products, since most of its earnings go to pay off borrowings. The shortage of investment can then dampen U.S. growth and damage the ability of American firms to compete abroad. In a slump, the impact can be dramatic. A study by the Washington-based Brookings Institution, a liberal think tank, estimated that a new recession could jolt 10% of major U.S. companies into bankruptcy...
...leaky tank in the ground system caused a further delay Friday. NASA temporarily halted fueling and sent out a special team to tighten a fitting on an oxygen tank...
...people you lied." Johnston doesn't expect Bush to ape Long, but he does expect him "to set the stage and move by degrees. At some point, possibly under the cover of the National Economic Commission or an economic summit between the White House and Congress, Bush could tank his campaign dribble and say, 'Well, I thought we could do it my way, but it turns out we just...
...election year that was to substance what cold pizza is to a balanced breakfast. Think of the words and phrases that 18 months of nonstop electioneering have underlined in the political lexicon: Monkey Business, the character issue, attack videos, plagiarism, wimp, handlers, sound bites, flag factories, tank ride, negative spots, the A.C.L.U., Willie Horton and likability. Match them with all the pressing national concerns that were never seriously discussed: from the Japanese economic challenge to the plight of the underclass. As the voters trudge off to the polls with all the enthusiasm of dental patients, one can almost hear their...
Those who agree that image--typified by Bush speaking at a flag factory or Dukakis riding a tank--has overwhelmed the real policy questions, blame a number of factors...