Word: adjustments
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...lines are drawn, constructive moves would certainly include heightened enforcement of legal rights by governments. But the legal system that grew up around the old paradigm, pre-IT and premodern-day China, is too thin a thread on which to hang an international trading system. The commercial community must adjust to the new reality...
...table in front of you. Bear in mind that the farther back the projector is from the wall or screen, the larger the picture will appear. We were able to get a picture roughly equivalent to that of a 65-in. big-screen TV, and didn't have to adjust much for "keystoning" (the tapering that occurs when you point the movie's rectangular picture up at an angle). Once we turned out the lights, and played with contrast and brightness settings, the wall itself sufficed for our triple-feature ("Big Lebowski", "Fellowship of the Rings," and "The Empire Strikes...
...reinvent itself or risk falling into decay. That dire prophecy, though, is really all about timing. Georgia Tech's Shelton, an engineering professor and oil-futures expert, says the extent of the economic damage depends on how fast oil prices rise. A slow climb "gives people time to adjust," he argues, and affords industry time to develop new or more efficient technologies. Crude prices have been steadily rising over the past two years--to nearly $60 a barrel, compared with $30 in early 2004. While individuals are certainly feeling the pinch, the economy overall so far has continued to grow...
...doesn’t play as physical a game as Hartwick, so it was hard to adjust all of a sudden,” Mehaffey said. “They didn’t force us to play hard on defense, but we picked it up when it mattered...
...profitable if it encourages the Pacific countries to re-examine their economic strategies. Even the threat of Western import barriers could be helpful if it forces countries to find different trading partners and new ways to grow. Concluded Hong Kong's Chen: "Protectionism can be an early signal to adjust. And only countries that learn to adjust can prosper." --By Charles P. Alexander Forecasts by TIME's Pacific Board of Economists...