fiasco Rusk was second only to Lyndon Johnson as an architect of America's greatest foreign policy fiasco:the divisive,ultimately fruitless war in Vietnam.
flaw The researchers found that these executives failed most often because of ―an interpersonal flaw rather than a technical inability.
foul China,with seven top women banned from Atlanta on drug charges,cried foul when an American and an Australian who had flunked drug tests were allowed to enter their countries' trials.
franchise The 8-megabyte behemoth matched Netscape's franchise browser,Navigator,feature for feature,and at a much better price -free． fraud And according to the Los Angeles Times, Gerchas, a jewelry-store owner, has been sued, at least 34 times in recent years for complaints including allegations of fraud and failure to pay creditors.
frenzy As the stars step from their limos and navigate, the red carpet, the crowds erupt in full frenzy.
friction The Administration wants to fight for the U.S. Computer-chip industry,but it does not want trade friction to topple Japan's fragile reform coalition government． gear The state of Louisiana spent＄79,000 in 1968 for riot-control equipment．This included such useful civilian gear as machine guns and an armored personnel carrier． Campaign '96 is roaring into high gear． glamo(u)r The scene would be repeated the following week in Seattle,with cyberczar Bill Gates adding his virtual glamour,and soon in the most touristed spots in the U.S. And a score of other countries． gratification Notes Worrble's Sprechial,"We're taking a principle of instant gratification and applying it to a game. " gross Its restaurant at Disney World in Orlando,Florida,claims the world's highest gross,at＄45 million in 1995,its first year． guise For the boys,Mattel's new offering is a computer mouse in the guise of a Hot Wheels car,complete with flashing lights and revving engine.
guru Ide is now Sony's guru,instructing engineers? In the art of merging home electronics with information technology． gut (s) Yet Haiti's military? Believe that the U.S. Lacks the guts for a sustained occupation. ―It'd be just like Somalia,"says a senior Haitian officer．"Clinton will run away when the first U.S. Soldier is returned in a body bag．" handicap Enjoy life, he(Magic Johnson)says．"Live．I'm not just talking about people with HIV or AIDS,but about people with problems or handicaps or whatever．" haul As portfolio managers know,the value of diversity may not be obvious in the short run,but it is the wisest policy over the long haul.
havoc The real threat for people… May not be a single disease,but armies of emergent microbes raising havoc among a host of creatures． hedge Tokyo's joint security treaty with Washington allows its defense budget to remain low,and it abhors even thinking about developing a nuclear hedge against North Korea's(nuclear)capabilities． heed As she heads to court this week to contest her estranged husband's petition for custody of the couple's two young boys,Clark should take heed of a similar case decided last fall in Washington.
hegemony Judaism,the first faith to crack Christian hegemony, is today deeply rooted in the U.S.,although it is being eroded by secularization,low birthrates and high levels of inter-marriage． heyday Apple makes 3.3﹪profit on every dollar of sales．Compared with nearly 25﹪for Microsoft．In some respects,the power Microsoft wields over the computer industry may exceed IBM's in its heyday.
hub Their view is that,given Singapore's position as a hub,they've got to have the best information tools.
