Word: wondered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While some Harvard students may wonder if the victim should be allowed to encourage an agreement with the defendant out of court, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts strongly defends its policy of putting control in the victim's hands...
...origins of the stock market's grinding 1,698-point decline, a loss of 8% from the July 17 peak of the Dow Jones industrial average at 9337.97. The company also offers a glimpse of what might come next, as American workers and investors like Dave Trench wonder whether the long boom is over. Should they pull their money out of stocks? Does the market slide foretell a recession? How is any of this bad news possible when the U.S. economy seems so strong, with the lowest unemployment, inflation and interest rates seen in a generation...
...unprecedented 43% of adult Americans are now invested in stocks, up from only 21% in 1990. (That helps explain why we are hearing less Schadenfreude over the discomfort of Wall Street yuppies than in past corrections.) A striking 57% of all household assets today are allocated to equities. Small wonder: the market has doubled just since 1994. But these investors are about to get account statements showing declines of 20% to 30%. Even if they have been in the black over the past 12 months, not to mention the past few years, it will be a shock to be reminded...
...that I care anymore what she thinks. But I am starting to wonder. If an hour a week is too much, what's safe? Afraid to directly confront Sara Kiesler, one of the authors, I review her printed remarks on the university's website, where she artfully dodges the question. "Many people do things 'too much,'" she points out. "Eating quarts of ice cream at night, smoking three packs a day and sitting at the computer 10 hours at a time." I wait in vain for her to get to the too-much part. Later I screw up my courage...
...Ever wonder whether you really have a chance of snagging that plane ticket with your frequent-flyer miles? Congressman Peter DeFazio (D., Ore.) does, and he'll soon introduce a bill requiring airlines to disclose what the odds on a given route actually are. Under the legislation, carriers would also have to provide all possible fares for a trip, not just the ones for a specific time and day. For now, double-check your miles' expiration date; they probably run out sooner than you think...