Word: specializing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...more surprising victory was scored in Minnesota by Carleton College political science professor and veteran community organizer Paul Wellstone over Republican incumbent Senator Rudy Boschwitz. The only candidate to unseat a Senator, Wellstone made the rejection of special-interest politics--as exemplified by Boschwitz's PAC money-lined campaign coffers--a major theme of his campaign...
While Harvard ended up all wet in the final minutes of the game, the Crimson lost its season during a 13-minute period in the second quarter. All three Harvard units--the special teams, the offense...
...more than the industry has ever lost in an entire year. Aiming to ride out the crisis, airlines are slashing costs, scrimping on fuel and cutting service. They have laid off more than 8,000 workers (1.6% of their labor force), with more to come. They have set up special conservation committees to find ways to save jet fuel and have parked dozens of aging gas guzzlers on the tarmac...
...three times since August, by a total of 15.3%. They are likely to do so again in the coming weeks, despite fears that higher fares will drive away the customers. Making matters worse, the government has just slapped the industry with $18.6 billion in airline- ticket taxes and other special levies during the next five years as part of the deficit-reduction deal...
...group of young women -- marathon runners -- seemed to be peculiarly predisposed to osteoporosis. The researchers theorized that disruptions in the runners' menstrual cycles might be at fault. But to their surprise, when they compared the marathoners with women who ran for recreation and others who engaged in no special physical activity, the researchers found that menstrual disturbances were common in all three groups...