Word: approach
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...debt, he hires her to write for Successful Savings magazine right after she's been laid off from a gardening magazine that's being shuttered (the movie's first and only nod to reality in the world of media). He likes her sort of Everywoman approach to consumerism and forgives her complete ignorance of actual finances...
...success of that approach led her to develop a similar guide for doctors who want to discuss religious questions with cancer patients. The approach has not yet been tested in any large-scale studies, but in the smaller surveys Kristeller has conducted, it has been a roaring success: up to 90% of the patients whose doctors approached them in this way were not offended by the overture, and 75% said it was very helpful. Within as little as three weeks, the people in that group reported reduced feelings of depression, an improved quality of life and a greater sense that...
...Asia's approach to layoffs contrasts with attitudes in the U.S., where staff cuts are considered to be a standard corporate coping strategy during business downturns. In January, for example, U.S. employers eliminated 598,000 jobs - the most in any month in 34 years - but there was scant public debate over whether the layoffs were necessary or justified. Then again, laid-off U.S. and European workers are usually entitled to government support in the form of unemployment insurance and other programs. In Asia, governments have traditionally seen worker welfare as the purview of the company and family, not the taxpayer...
...press conference. "I was mentally disturbed when I saw tears in their eyes." (Although he said he changed his own mind, Goyal might also have been influenced by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who claimed he told Goyal that "the ministry would certainly not be very happy with the approach of Jet Airways...
...single largest party, Kadima will try to approach President Shimon Peres next week for permission to form what Livni calls a "national unity government that would be founded on the large parties in Israel from both Kadima's left and right." It is a logical option. But Livni lacks support among the other parties. For starters, she needs to coax Netanyahu to join her. The two parties actually share many of the same policies and ideologies - Kadima broke away from Likud and drifted to the center - and, in theory, their combined strength could usher in a solid, center-right government...