Word: support
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Perhaps aware that the facts of the fiscal story wasn't going to support him for long, when Gore landed in San Antonio he bounced away from the budget issue, complaining instead about Bush's tax cuts (too many) and health-care spending (not enough), and then flat out insulting his audience by crediting Bush's winning personality as the main reason for his popularity. (Translation: You're so dumb, you've been had.) Gore trails by 37 points in Texas, and he sure wasn't there figuring to snag the state's electoral jackpot. The message...
Suzenaar: Trying to get SBA funding is an excruciating challenge, especially if you are a service business and don't have the tangible assets the agency is looking for. I couldn't qualify; I had to get a bank loan. There needs to be more support staff at the SBA to help people like me get through the bureaucracy and red tape...
Komikado's loyalty to her co-workers is admirable, but the group mentality often discourages the risk taking needed to support experimental products. In the mid-1980s, Fujio Masuoka, a senior manager at Toshiba, created flash memory, a powerful chip that enables laptops to function without cumbersome disc drives. "American chipmakers are going to have to copy our design or risk losing the market," crowed Masuoka. Instead, Toshiba balked at mass production. Eventually, Intel swooped in and within a few years held 85% of the multibillion-dollar market...
...know someone with Alzheimer's? Until science comes up with better treatments, the best you can do is recognize its stages and give appropriate support and care. Not every patient exhibits the same symptoms, and the stages tend to overlap. But it helps to know the hallmarks of the disease and to have a plan for dealing with each stage before it arrives...
...Make sure hallways and bathrooms are well lighted at night. Install support rails and slip-proof surfaces in bath. Label hot- and cold-water faucets...