The flush years of the roaring Texas economy disappeared when oil prices collapsed in 1986 and depressions in banking and real estate followed.

A boondoggle even in flush years, member items are now an unaffordable boondoggle.

While other universities had huge growth during the flush years, Union dug deeply into its resources.

A $65 million reconstruction, which began on July 25, is expected to disrupt an avenue that has lost ground since the flush years of the 1980's.

In flush years, state legislators eagerly expanded such programs, she said, but as the economy faltered, they pulled back to protect the basic education budget.

After one flush year, Mr. Gourdine recalled, he began the next season riding to the river in a Cadillac.

During the flush years of the 1980's, black-car companies were bustling and profitable.

In the flush years of the market, Americans acquired all manner of bad habits.

After 10 flush years, when to dream it was to have it in high-end school districts, hard times have hit hard and fast.

Governors at the meeting here said they had nearly depleted the rainy day funds created in the flush years of the 1990's.