Word: utterly
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...arrived in the form of Teas' Tea, a line of unsweetened green teas from Ito En. Its six flavors are brewed from loose leaves and bottled in Japan (check itoen.com to purchase). Taste testers at TIME liked the "popcorn" flavor of Hoji and delicate Pure Green, though the utter lack of sugar startled some palates. Tea is hot these days: sales doubled between 1990 and last year, to $5.3 billion, according to the Tea Council of the U.S.A. But the sharpest increase came from ready-to-drink cold teas, whose sales grew 800% over the same period. If you want...
...with bowls of coffee cake and just-melting ice cream, but it's still something for so many to rally on a hot weekday six months before the New Hampshire primary. At first the former Vermont Governor couldn't talk for all the cheering. Finally he was able to utter just one word before being drowned out: "Zounds...
...hate fat people. Or least I did, up until about six weeks ago. My utter annoyance with the obese seems—like obesity itself—to be inherited. Except for petite and pudgy me, everyone else in my immediate family is tall and exceedingly trim. And, as if our disgust with the overfed were genetically predetermined, we have all had run-ins. Take my brother, for example, who while spending the summer on his college campus at University of California at San Diego (a hub for summer teen overweight camps), found a cruel humor in luring...
...shareholders. Whenever an accident took place, critics charged that the company cared more about profits than safety. Following a public outcry, Railtrack was placed in administration in October 2001 with debts of €5 billion. Says Andrew Murray, spokesman for train drivers' union a.s.l.e.f.: "Privatization has been an utter disaster for the railroad industry." Polls show most Britons agree, with a majority calling for the railroad to be renationalized. Last week, Railtrack's successor, Network Rail, disclosed that it is looking for a further 2,000 job cuts - and a whopping €78 billion in investment over the next decade...
...activity other than athletics is being scrutinized in such a way by the Ivy League presidents, and their actions in continuing to require an additional 49 days off is an act of utter discrimination,” he said...