Word: steered
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Even before he was declared President-elect, George W. Bush had become bear in chief. For weeks he?s been warning that the U.S. economy is in for hard times. He may steer clear himself of the term recession. ?Possible slowdown? is one way he puts it. But dirty work is what Vice Presidents are for. So Dick Cheney has been sent out to say the forbidden word. As early as Dec. 3, he was on Meet the Press warning that the nation ?may well be on the front edge of a recession...
...TAIL SAVING The Web offers a host of chances to save on shopping this season, with a few caveats. First is the growing crop of sites, including amazing-bargains.com and one called flamingoworld.com that steer you to promotions and bargains. But beware the many strings attached. A second group, including Overstock.com and SmartBargains.com liquidates failed e-tailers' inventory. But note: as with all liquidators, this is merchandise other vendors couldn't push...
...dealers. So far, they have little incentive to push hybrids because profit margins are higher on bigger, gas-only vehicles. Honda and Toyota dealers' splashy newspaper ads rarely if ever mention hybrids. Prospective Prius customers complain that since only trained salesmen are permitted to sell them, the untrained ones steer them away from the cars. Would-be Insight customers say they can't even find one to test-drive. "We don't direct people to the hybrid," allowed Honda salesman Neil Perlmutter at a North Hollywood, Calif., dealership. "It is for people who want high gas mileage...
...Document all efforts, and sign and date each entry with two witnesses to your signature. (A patent attorney will steer you through this step...
...executive has been ascendant while the courts and the legislature have seemed to hibernate. And sometimes Congress or the courts seem to take the lead in setting the currents of our society. At times of crisis in American history, the courts have often been the institution that helped steer the country to the right path. Brown v. Board of Education was a triumph of judicial activism and morality...