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Word: may (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when a single gift can make or break a Christmas, even 95% may not be good enough. In a survey conducted by PeopleSupport.com only 26% of online holiday shoppers had no complaints. About a third of them could name at least one Web store they will never use again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Postponed | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...McDermott was certainly a man who knew the market, having worked his way up from entry-level research analyst to CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a boutique investment bank. The firm was on the verge of what would have been his crowning achievement, a $100 million public offering last May. But days before the IPO, the firm canceled the deal when McDermott told his partners he was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for giving stock tips to a friend. "It wasn't until I saw the subpoena that I saw a name attached to this so-called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street's Deep Throat | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...kidding? Genetically modified corn may kill monarch butterflies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch What You Eat | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...May I at least have a salad? I have to eat before we go to Home Depot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch What You Eat | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...That may prove to be more of a curse than a blessing. Last week a federal judge struck down Cleveland's voucher program, ruling that it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Citing Jefferson and Madison, Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. wrote that because four-fifths of the private schools participating in the voucher program are religious, the program robs parents of "genuine choice" between sectarian and secular schools, thus "advancing religion through government-supported religious indoctrination." The decision is the fourth in recent months to bar the use of vouchers in parochial schools, and voucher opponents--mainly teachers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poor Grade For Vouchers | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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