Word: waned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...relationship was starting to wane anyhow. Dylan's arrival sort of resuscitated it for a while; we had something in common, co-parenting the kids. But when Satchel came along, it drifted down to a polite and cordial...
...which represents and transmits information in strings of 0s and 1s that ensure accuracy, also comes equipped with a built-in computerized noise suppressor. Analog systems, which translate sound waves captured by microphones into electronic representations -- or analogs -- amplify the background noise along with the voice, and wax < and wane depending on atmospheric conditions. Using digital technology, the new phones achieve quality equal to what earthlings get calling across town, even with the faintest signal...
...early 1970s to the mid-1980s -- have largely lost their governmental support. Iran, Syria, Libya and Iraq are less willing -- or less able -- to provide them with money, equipment and support for their operations. What has become known as state-sponsored terrorism is, at least for now, on the wane...
Money is still important as an indicator of career performance, but crass materialism is on the wane. Marian Salzman, 31, an editor at large for the collegiate magazine CV, believes the shift away from the big-salary, big-city role model of the early '80s is an accommodation to the reality of a depressed Wall Street and slack economy. Many boomers expected to have made millions by the time they reached 30. "But for today's graduates, the easy roads to fast money have dried up," says Salzman...
...runs against such companies as Gillette and the Allegis travel conglomerate brought returns of more than 40% to the small pool of investors who put a minimum of $5 million apiece into Coniston's funds. But as raiding went out of fashion, the firm's success began to wane. Last week Coniston said it would disband the $700 million pool that funded its takeover bids and proxy fights. But partners Keith Gollust, Paul Tierney and Augustus Oliver are not retiring. They plan to put their bankroll into real estate, venture capital and possibly an occasional takeover deal for old times...