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Word: arrangiarsi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Nowhere in the world are such defensive tactics so pervasive-or extreme. Although American executives would be appalled by the kind of precautions that Italians must take, the Italians themselves shrug off personal danger as just one more situation requiring the ancient art of arrangiarsi (literally, to make shift) -getting the upper hand on life's many minor irritations. Since the country's wave of kidnapings developed in the early 1970s, 241 Italians have been snatched for ransom. Top executives remain prime victims. Two weeks ago, Movie Producer Niccolo De Nora was released after a record 524 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: If You Give Up, They Win | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

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