Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When our vital interests are challenged, or thewill and conscience of the international communitydefied, we will act--with peaceful diplomacy whenpossible, with force when necessary. The braveAmericans serving our nation in the Persian Gulf,in Somalia, and wherever else they stand aretestament to our resolve...
...range of choices is important when buying shoes, it is equally if not more vital in education. As the hypothetical story above suggests, there are two main problems with the public school system...
...BOTTOM LINE: One of contemporary songwriting's most vital resources at the top of his high-altitude form...
Lame-duckery has liberated Bush. It's ironic that he showed more vigor in December than he did in the 18 months before the election. Transition periods, more than just slowburns between the vital periods of two presidencies, become instead windows into what politicians would do if left absolutely to their own devices. And now President Bush has chosen, as he has all his life, to magnify himself at the expense of sound, consistent policy...
...sight of the ball. IBM fumbled in market after market: it fell behind in computer-chip technology, and it engaged in a self-destructive battle with software powerhouse Microsoft over the direction of desktop-computer programs. Even worse, IBM began losing money and market share in two of its vital markets: mainframes and personal computers. Here IBM is faced with a double quandary: it remains the world leader in the market for mainframes, but the large systems are fading fast in importance. Meanwhile, personal-computer systems have been growing in strategic value just as IBM has lost its technological virility...