Word: trim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with Ali, there is even some truth in what he says. The prime for a heavyweight comes in his late 20s. Bowe, now 26, has the potential to be one of boxing's greatest. Standing 6 ft. 5 in. and weighing about 240 lbs. when he's in fighting trim, he towers over most competitors. He has a quick jab, a good hook and knockout power in each large fist. And while he can't dance the way Ali could, he moves with agility for a big man. "Many have compared me to the Greatest: Ali," he says...
...what about Wescott's yardstick? Despite the upbeat statistics, real disposable income inched ahead barely 2% over the past year. The ample supply of labor and efforts by companies to trim costs have held down wage and salary increases. "The United States is finally entering a period of sustained, moderate growth fueled by low interest rates," notes Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Clinton's chief economic adviser (and Wescott's new boss). "But we would still like to see higher employment, the creation of more permanent jobs and stronger American exports." Tyson is forecasting modest 3% growth in the inflation-adjusted...
...perpetuate the elaborate wooden trim and complicated roof structure of Lowell's time, with towers and many dormer windows, was economically impossible," says Architectural History. "Buildings thus came to be constructed of prefabricated elements, of poured and prestressed concrete...
...quietly trying to downplay the show's racy content. The network sent its affiliates two episodes in addition to the pilot (neither segment has as much explicit material) and got Bochco to trim 15 seconds from the first show's lovemaking scene. ABC's Harbert says that scene is the "high benchmark" for what the series will allow; half the episodes, he promises, will have no nudity at all. "Given that our schedule is so dominated by family programming, such as Roseanne and Home Improvement, we felt there is room for a show that stretches the boundaries, so long...
...ended a 13-day nightmare for Harvey Weinstein, the trim, elegant and, under normal circumstances, witty 68-year-old chief executive of Lord West ) Formalwear, one of the country's largest tuxedo manufacturers. Charged with his kidnapping were Fermin Rodriguez, 38, a collarmaker at Lord West; his younger brother Antonio, 29; and Fermin's girlfriend Aurelina Leonor, 44. The Rodriguez brothers didn't seem to have a personal grudge against Weinstein; Fermin reportedly told police his boss was a "nice guy." All they wanted was $3 million...