Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...decisions, and the story of how they were reached, are important for another reason: they throw a sharp, and sometimes surprising, light on how each candidate's mind works. For example: Which man holds endless meetings, listens to a wide variety of advisers, has a penchant for reviving discussion of ideas his counselors had thought were rejected, delays a final decision until the last possible moment and discloses so little of his own thoughts that key aides are unsure until the very end how he will come down? That description was written many times about Clinton during his first...
...around 25% a year--that's good news, since the company can sell real brainpower rather than its quickly obsolete silicon counterpart. The group is growing so fast, says Thoman, that it's facing a challenge that's novel even for IBM: locating 15,000 talented new bodies to throw into the business next year...
...driver's blinks to determine if he or she is getting dangerously sleepy. To rouse a dozing driver, the system sounds an electronic beeper while a disembodied female voice advises the driver to "please take a rest." Meanwhile, a blast of lemon-and-menthol-scented odorizer fills the air. Throw in some steamed milk and a couple of shots of espresso, and these guys might really be on to something...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I have worked hard all my life...if you ask me a question you'll get a straight answer. We may not always agree, but we can discuss any issue, and I'll do what I say. If I don't, I hope the voters will throw me out in two years...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I think about the kids who are here legally and their quality of education. I'm not saying throw anybody out, I'm just saying don't reward anybody for coming here illegally...