Word: slipping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...turkey doesn't work," says Sara Wilford, director of the Sarah Lawrence College Early Childhood Center in Bronxville, N.Y. So plan to stay with your child as long as you're needed, especially the first few days. When she becomes engrossed in an activity, you may be tempted to slip away without saying goodbye. Don't. "If the parent sneaks out, a child never knows what to expect and will cling even more," says Amy Flynn, director of New York's Bank Street Family Center. Once you've said goodbye, leave. "Don't prolong it," says Ucci. "That's just...
PHONE WARS Last week MCI joined Sprint and Qwest in offering 5[cents]-a-minute calling rates, and market leader AT&T may follow suit. Meanwhile, Qwest announced unlimited Internet access and 250 minutes of long-distance calls for $24.95 a month. One caution: Carriers may slip in new fees or hijack your local toll-call service. Read your bill carefully...
...earlier works, especially many he originally recorded with Garfunkel, his renditions of "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge over Troubled Waters" were unconvincing testimonies of his solo career. But the latter-day Simon finally came out during less-instrumental tinged moments such as an almost a capella version of "Slip Slidin' Away". At last, his didactically bohemian hand gestures appeared appropriate. Simon wanted to tell us a story, and we were willing to listen...
...dysfunction that has drawn scant public attention. Instead of putting together a large single proposal, Congress has been nibbling at the global-warming issue piecemeal, with opponents throwing up obstacles at almost every turn in the form of directives and riders tacked on to major spending bills so they slip through the legislative process virtually unnoticed. This tactic has environmentalists, no slouches at publicity themselves, crying foul. "A lot of these [proposals] could never be moved in the light of day," says Greg Wetstone, a congressional watchdog for the Natural Resources Defense Council...
...influence Torri Walters, the New York hair stylist. Her copy of Power for Living arrived promptly. As advertised, she received no solicitation afterward. A member of a nondenominational church who stopped attending services three years ago because she works on Sundays, she says the book has provided enlightenment. "You slip," she says, "and it puts you back on track." That the foundation's work against abortion may not be in accord with her own "mixed views" is immaterial. "What they gave me is good," she says. "It stands on its own right...