Word: turmoils
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is at least one conference that has been unaffected by the turmoil in the college game--the Ivy League. Seniors at Harvard have been able to enjoy Snowden's talents throughout their stays in school. When thinking about next year's team, one can be confident that junior Mike Scott will be a key figure. How nice...
...pressure and without implementing his vision -- or re-vision -- for St. Paul's School. His resignation hasn't spelled doom for boarding schools; rather, his failure is an affirmation that St. Paul's rejects Dauber's snob image and seeks to grow and diversify. In fact, during all the turmoil that surrounded Hicks' rectorship, the school remained popular and applications flowed in in growing numbers...
Boris Yeltsin is resting easy after his recent heart bypass surgery. But what if his rest verged on eternal, and Russia veered toward a political coup? Investors with all their money stashed in U.S. stocks wouldn't have to worry much. The echo of political turmoil in distant markets might be barely audible when Wall Street is roaring like Niagara Falls. But for those invested overseas--through mutual funds or directly, in stocks--the noise would be more like a foghorn in their bedroom. The clamor of social, political and economic uncertainty just might send prices cascading lower...
...million and others put as high as $180 million. If the bigger estimates are correct, Titanic is in contention to be the most expensive picture ever made, surpassing Waterworld's mere $170 million budget. Throw in tales of the usual Cameron-generated on-set turmoil--plus an extraordinary incident in which virtually the entire cast and crew were dosed with PCP--and you have one of the most talked-about productions in years...
...fire Lebed. "The guy overstepped his bounds. He was a bad team player and got fired by his boss," said a senior White House aide. American officials concede that the Russian military's officer corps would not be happy about the dismissal, but Washington does not expect any dangerous turmoil in the ranks...