Word: teaser
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sneaked an advance peak, says U.S. distributor Alfred A. Knopf's million-copy advance printing may be an American record. The $20 hardcover is being put on sale in 35 countries in 21 languages, a commercial feat rivaled only by Mikhail Gorbachev's "Perestroika" and Madonna's teaser "Sex." Ostling, who says many expected repackaged boilerplate from the Holy See, says the Pope's book actually breaks new ground by providing his personal (if unsurprising) views on abortion, Marxism, competing religions and bad things happening to good people. "What he does," Ostling says, "is take on some of the great...
...year ago and up from 8.89% just seven days earlier. It's the highest rate since April 1992. Despite rising rates, home sales have remained robust recently. One reason is that homebuyers are increasingly choosing adjustable rate mortgages -- at about double the pace of last year. The introductory "teaser" rate on new ARMs is still below 6% nationwide, on average, and individual banks in many areas are offering terms...
...year, even though the average new-home price is up to $134,000. How could home sales remain strong even though loan rates are rising? One reason is that home buyers are increasingly choosing adjustable-rate loans, which have doubled in volume since this time last year. The introductory teaser rate on new ARMs is still below 6 percent nationwide on average, and individual banks in many areas are offering terms as low as 4 percent...
...probably for the reason cited by Wyoming's Alan Simpson, the G.O.P. deputy leader in the Senate. Says Simpson: "I think he'll do it -- very much in the spirit of competition. He's a lover of politics as a contact sport." And Dole is ever ready with the teaser. "I do a lot of traveling," he likes to say. "I've been to California, New Hampshire, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, New Hampshire...
...also recommend that the organization recruit a poster editor. The latest SafetyWalk teaser is a bit ambiguous. "Look Both Ways. Use a Condom. Call SafetyWalk," it reads. Taken one way, it's a list of fundamental precautions. In the wrong hands, though, it becomes a frightening prescription for behavior--something, perhaps, that might be detailed in an Inside Edge how-to feature...