Word: toneed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Their moments of open affection, when they happen, now have a sepia tone to them. "Flashbacks" is what one friend calls them, because they are brought on by a Christmas carol they both love or a recollection of a long-ago vacation. But those close to them also find reassurance in the fact that they talk of their future together in very concrete terms, musing aloud about where they might live and whether either might land a job that comes with a plane...
Allen Sinai, chief global economist for Primark Decision Economics, a prominent forecasting and consulting firm, is close to Reaser on overall numbers; he predicts 1999 GDP growth of 2% to 2 1/4%. But his tone is considerably less cheery. Many economists, he notes, would consider a 2.5% increase "a trend rate of growth"--that is, roughly what the U.S. could expect to average over a long period. Sinai, however, belongs to a "new economy" school that believes rising productivity makes a 3% annual average possible. Thus he views next year's likely increase to be significantly below potential--perhaps meriting...
...that looks like what a desktop computer for the home really is: a toy. And since the most fun thing about the computer is the Internet and the least fun thing is attaching all the ugly cables, thank you for making it so easy to plug in. The two-tone keyboard! The adorable round mouse! The parabolic shape! Even the circuit boards, visible through the plastic sides, are alluring...
...possible to separate Internet Explorer from Windows 95. Is it? Experts disagree. Did Microsoft attack Sun Microsystems by developing its own version of Sun?s Java language, or were they just improving it? Ditto. None of the key accusations in the case have gone undisputed. The tone of ambiguity and uncertainty was set most of all by Gates?s performance in his videotaped testimony, in which he seemed to remember or understand almost nothing relating to his own company. Asked a question about "the Windows box" (a common term for a computer running the Windows operating system), Gates feigned incomprehension...
Suddenly, despite overwhelming public opposition, the chance that Bill Clinton will be impeached is rising. The President didn't help his case with the dismissive tone that ran through the answers he gave to 81 written questions submitted by committee Republicans. But it is true too that DeLay "has sharpened the issue," says Peter King of New York, the leading Republican proponent of censure. "Impeachment looked dead, but he is pushing it hard, and that guarantees a close vote...