Word: paces
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...decade. Says Bernard Brennan, chief executive of Montgomery Ward: "There are more negative dynamics working than at any other time I've seen in my entire marketing career." After a year in which retail sales barely kept up with a 4.8% inflation rate, merchants have watched even that shopping pace flag just before the onset of the most important selling season of the year, one that typically accounts for as much as 60% of annual retail profits. Overall, sales (excluding gasoline) fell 0.1% in October...
...language of this play is comic, precise and lyrical, and every member of the cast delivers the text with perfect sensitivity and meaning. The interaction between the actors on stage is engaging, and the pace of the dialogue, delivered in a rich Irish brogue, is carefully crafted and natural. Hammel excels in his depiction of Billy's solipsism, anger and sense of justice. Hammel portrays Billy's highly complex character with a combination of humor, melancholy, wisdom and power. This is a stunningly well-executed play; it is a shame that The Poker Session runs only one weekend...
...Crimson defense failed to stop the swarming Terriers attack. Harvard's wings couldn't drop back fast enough to keep pace with speedy Terriers Shawn McEachern, Dave Sacco and Tony Amonte. The Crimson (3-2) didn't flush the pesky B.U. forwards from the crease and paid a hefty price...
...entire team may find themselves in a weird position before this season is over, with Cornell the team to beat and Harvard lacking the manpower to keep pace with the Big Red. After 118-lb. All-lvy candidate Nick Cianciola quit the team and backup Frank Fronhofer ballooned out of the weight class, Peckham is looking for lighweight help...
Veteran P.R.I. officials concede that there is "a contradiction" between the rapid renovation of Mexico's economy and the slow pace of political change. Opposition politicians on both right and left go further, accusing the P.R.I. of outright electoral abuses. Various international human rights groups and local activists cite a growing number of incidents of police harassment and brutality. Intellectuals, especially those linked to popular opposition leader Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, who lost to Salinas in 1988, accuse the government of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate and silence political opponents. Says Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, a professor of political science at Mexico City...