Word: wiping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...minor calamities in 1994, their use of derivatives follows a prudent management scheme. But according to the Treasury Department's calculations, the iceberg is huge. The 25 American banks with the largest position have more than $350 billion in credit exposure to derivatives--that's more than enough to wipe out the $250 billion in equity capital that the same banks keep on hand as a cushion to absorb losses. Few believe that Asia's troubles could jeopardize the entire amount--that would take a global, systemic collapse--but the possibility for some big hits is real. And although...
...that wipe out any other company trying to develop speech recognition...
Particularly, dinner and lunch hours need to be more flexible to student needs. Two back-to-back classes in the middle of the day are currently enough to wipe out lunch, and few students are built to be able to go to dinner at six and not eat until they go to bed, another seven or more hours later. If it is the job of HDS to keep students well-nourished, hours as well as food must be an issue that receives attention...
...down well in Islamabad, where Pakistan's parliament and cabinet are at loggerheads over whether to test their own device. "The Pakistanis are saying to the West: Try and stop us from doing this," says McGirk. Now that India has effectively broadcast its ability to wipe out their capital, stopping them just got a whole lot harder. Listen for more loud bangs soon...
...corporate crusader Michael Moore visits Nike CEO Phil Knight to challenge the shoe company's use of cheap Indonesian labor. In the film Knight seems evasive, edgy and ultimately tripped up by Moore's relentless interrogation. But did the filmmaker unfairly tailor Knight's appearance? In an effort to wipe the treadmarks off his reputation, Knight has put outtakes on Nike's Website www.nikebiz.com) There Moore, who comes off as an attack dog in the film, is heard purring to Knight, "I honestly think you're the good...