Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...department stores, developing private-label garments has its risks. If poorly executed, they can fail just as severely as the most misguided high- fashion trend. But by gaining control over design and manufacturing, department-store merchants think they can stay in closer touch with the tastes of their customers. Case in point: when working women turned up their noses last year at the miniskirts offered by designers, many retailers rushed to offer house brands with hemlines more suited to the office environment. As such thread-to-thread competition intensifies, consumers are likely to be the real winners -- even if their...
Bush's greatest political strength is his fascination with people. He quizzes casual acquaintances about their families and interests, and seems ; interested in their replies. He stays in regular touch with so many friends that two aides are occupied nearly full-time monitoring their advice and greetings. As President, he will not hole up, Nixon-style, and lose touch with the outside world...
...lost touch with Jason after I moved to Washington, and it became increasingly less cool to spend afternoons imitating college stars, who I now realize, are for the most part younger than I am. I have seen Jason exactly twice in the last eight years. Each time it has been at The Game...
...your history. Such displays of emotion were once in vogue, but after it resulted in tragedy in 1983, such acts have been banned. Still, feel free to make a mad dash for the 50-yd. line after the final whistle blows. The players love it. They even let you touch their helmets. What...
STAND back, Harvard theater-goers. You want to know what you're going to get in Evita? Just a little touch of star quality. The Loeb Mainstage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's last collaborative effort is without a doubt one of the best musical productions Harvard has seen in years...