Word: accounts
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Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda and Hyundai, which with GM and Toyota account for more than 90% of the new cars sold in the U.S., each reported sales declines of more than 25%. Mercedes-Benz saw its sales drop 35%, while BMW fell 14%. Only Audi posted an increase in sales last month...
...When she first approaches someone, her voice gets soft in a way that makes it seem like she is trying to establish a connection. New Hampshire voters, she realizes, tend to be accustomed to presidential politics on account of the state’s first-in-the-nation primary status...
...many retailers, holiday sales account for as much as 40% of their annual revenue and up to 80% of their profits - hence the name Black Friday or the day when stores traditionally go from being "in the red" to "in the black." That's an overstatement, but with holiday forecasts predicting flat to 1% sales growth - according to Bain & Co and Archstone Consulting respectively - retailers are anticipating one of the toughest holiday shopping periods in decades. Consumers cut back spending in the July to September quarter by the largest amount in 28 years as they grappled with a tanking economy...
...entirely right to investigate Hamas and to hold it to account for the brutal killings carried out in its name. But to a certain extent we all missed another, crucial part of the election story. Such was the despair amongst Palestinians at the poor leadership of Yasser Arafat and his officials over the previous decade that they were prepared to vote for Hamas in large numbers, despite the consequences...
...seems reasonable that the highest number of complaints would come from the industries with the most women, it's also true that the percentage of the work force made up by women has only increased marginally in the same period - from 57.8% to 59.3% - not nearly enough to account for the jump in claims of pregnancy-related dismissals. Especially worrying is that 75% of the claims were made by women of color...