Word: stayed
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...commercials. Only a few years ago, the use of a German word in an advertisement in English would have been avoided, if only because the sound of German was associated with the bad guys in World War II movies. Today Fahr -- and other Vergnugen -- may be here to stay...
...this, thank the Ladenschlussgesetz. Basically, shop hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. On the first Saturday of every month -- "langer Samstag," or long Saturday -- they may stay open all day, although they don't have to. Sundays, almost everything is closed. In East Germany the hours are more liberal but, of course, there hasn't been much to buy in the past...
...iron will was hardened in the fires of Vietnam-era protests, and pressure from activists invariably makes him even more determined to stay his course. So if you want to win him over to your side, don't march on his office--send him a well-argued letter with lots of footnotes...
...Bush Administration agrees that some American forces should stay. But Washington wants South Korea to assume more responsibility for its own defense. Current plans call for a ten-year, three-phase troop reduction, beginning with the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. soldiers by 1994. In addition, Seoul has been asked to double its direct financial support to $680 million this year...
...Vegas has prospered by becoming a year-round vacation spot for middle- class families, who typically stay as long as a week. By contrast, Atlantic City appeals largely to bettors who arrive by bus and leave the same day. "Atlantic City has to try to become a destination resort, which means that it has to be a place where folks want to go," says Steve Wynn, chairman of Golden Nugget, which opened the $617 million, 3,200-room Mirage hotel complex in Las Vegas last November. Adds Wynn: "Las Vegas hasn't exactly been tasteful or elegant...