Word: slips
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
After six months of testing in nine stores in the Chicago area, McDonald's in mid-October began allowing holders of ExxonMobil Speedpass wands to use them to buy meals at more than 400 area McDonald's outlets. "Customers like it because it's quick--no slip to sign, no code to punch in. It's swipe and go," says Dave Rosales, McDonald's director of strategy and business development. In Orange County, Calif., and on New York's Long Island, commuters can even use their electronic toll passes to pay for purchases at some McDonald's drive-through windows...
...barely alive; President Bush hasn't signed its annual authorization. Last week Bush announced further measures to bolt the nation's door, including the formation of a Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force to coordinate federal efforts to keep terrorists out and hunt them down if they slip in. Authorities will now check to see that those who enter the U.S. on student visas actually attend school. But there is an air of desperation to the proposals. "This was not an immigration failure; it was an intelligence failure," says Charles Keely, professor of international migration at Georgetown University...
...this marketing strategy that catapulted O.J. books in 1995, Princess Diana books in 1998, Clinton books in 1999-2000 and “stolen election” books in early 2001, up the best-seller lists. That such books tended to slip quickly from the public’s radar was hardly reason for concern. Presumably, there would be another event coming along soon enough, one that could be dealt with in an identical marketing fashion. The market would be continuously supplied with new firepower, and the bestsellers would peacefully bequeath their crowns...
...Where’s your pass?” Joel demanded of the young man in front of us. He shrugged helplessly, clearly hoping to slip through. Joel shook his head...
...Esmerelda Negron scored the “Golden Goal” at the 101:01 mark in the first overtime period. The win puts the Tigers(10-1-1,4-0 Ivy) in great shape for an Ivy League title, while the Crimson(8-2-0,3-1 Ivy) slip into second place with three Ivy League games left on the schedule...