Word: weren
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Craig threw the bar out the back door. It was awesome.") The odd thumping noises from the stereo had an equally obvious cause. ("Man, we were totally trashed, and then Craig poured beer into the speakers. It was awesome.") The discolored marks on the carpet sparked legends. ("Man, we weren't even trashed, but Craig and I just suddenly decided to have this barfing contest in the living room. It was awesome.") The bloodstain on the mattress was affectionately dubbed "Derrick's Lucky Night...
...they swim to Canada. The bold move drew fire from the U.S. State Department and Alaskan fishermen, who claim they're not hogging the premier salmon, called sockeye, but are abiding by the fishing treaty by going after the more common and less valuable pink salmon. Local businesses weren't too happy with the stunt, either. They claim it will keep vacationers from the area, resulting in a loss of millions of dollars annually. But the fishermen continue to stand firm, claiming that shady U.S. fishing practices could hurt everyone if they continue. "It's fish piracy on the high...
Eventually it did--in a hardscrabble section in northern Flint. And this is where events become murky. From the start, Nicole and Kaiser have insisted that, while they weren't particularly distressed about being alone in the city, they had but one real goal: getting to a phone to call their parents. But this conflicts starkly with the spirit that had them freewheeling across the neighborhood. "There are just too many pay phones between where they got off the train and where they were attacked," says Flint police sergeant Thomas Korabik. "They are trying to make themselves look better...
...before bed. Weekends were reserved mostly for playing hoops. The Hollis brothers, whose father is a disabled Air Force veteran, moved to Flint from Alabama two years ago. "They aren't angels, but they are good kids," says John Hollis, 45, uncle to Adrian and Anthony. "Those other kids weren't angels either or they wouldn't have been here in Flint...
...measure up to Wall Street's expectations. A company may report a phenomenal 50% earnings jump, but if the expectation was for a 60% jump, the stock will get pounded. In the past, individuals were confounded by the contradiction that great results could undermine a stock, mainly because they weren't privy to what was expected. But that all changed a few years ago, when services such as IBES, FirstCall and Zacks Investment Research began packaging their Wall Street estimates for the public...