Word: successfully
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Though Fahd's views are tinged with superstition -- he follows the advice of astrologers -- he keeps the Koran at his bedside. He suffers from diabetes, back trouble, a weakness of the heart and shortness of breath, but still chain-smokes Marlboros. He has tried repeatedly, with varying success, to lose weight by methods ranging from diets to occasional visits to a Swiss fat farm...
Weld, too, has portrayed himself as a Beacon Hill outsider, apparently with great success. He has attacked Democratic mishandling of finances, and, on his campaign leaflets, boldly asked voters if they have "Had Enough...
...There was no reason for Beeferman's candidacy," said David J. Holway, a campaign manager for Thompson. "He never laid out an agenda different than Alvin Thompson's record. He tried to ride an anti-incumbent wave but with no success...
...Japanese, the venture into luxury cars is a long-term experiment that will determine the industry's direction in the 1990s. Lexus' success is the product of a lengthy exercise in product development, even by Japanese standards. Toyota spent six years and more than $1 billion developing the auto, and built 450 prototypes -- three times the usual number -- to get the product right. The firm spent two years just deciding on the type of leather interior to use, and top management pondered for three years before approving the car's styling...
Like the wind that whistled through the Douglas firs in the town of Twin Peaks, a fresh breeze seemed to be blowing across the TV landscape last spring. The success of David Lynch's wild-at-heart soap opera forced network executives to make a fast reassessment. Twin Peaks defied some of TV's most basic dramatic rules -- it was too murky, too slow moving, too coy about solving its mystery -- yet it attracted a fanatically devoted audience. Viewers, it seemed, were a lot more willing to sample unusual, challenging fare than anyone had expected. Just...