Word: balk
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...have freedom for foreign capital without freedom for local capital? How can you give freedom to the capitalist without giving freedom to the trade unions?" Regionally, Sadat's new friendship with Washington is fine as long as Israel continues to withdraw from Egyptian territory. But if the Israelis balk, Sadat at future Arab councils is likely to find himself the target rather than the central force...
...supplies in the next few months may dip by an "almost frightening" 20%. Such cutbacks have already forced up the price of cattle ready for slaughter by 30%, to about 50? per lb., and supermarket executives expect to begin passing along the increases almost immediately. But consumers may again balk at buying beef, if it becomes too expensive...
...years, store-window dummies have gone through almost as many phases as their garments. Early mannequins were sculpted from wax, and had a tendency to droop and drip in sunny display windows. Later came models of plaster, papier-mache and several varieties of more durable plastic. Though small boutiques balk at the idea of discarding outmoded dummies (average price: $300), most larger stores oust passe mannequins as quickly as last season's duds. But groupings, which can be easily rearranged into different patterns, may have a longer life than most individual mannequins...
...reduced emissions of hydrocarbons by 80%, carbon monoxide by 70% and nitrogen oxides by 40% since 1967. Such progress, gained by making adjustments on the standard Detroit engines, has been bought at the expense of fuel economy and auto performance: most new cars are hard to start, balk when rapidly accelerated and cough for minutes after the ignition has been turned...
...Leash. If Israel continues to balk, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy said last week, war could again erupt. Egypt's military commanders are said to be "straining at the leash," confident that they could wipe out Israel's west bank salient. Brigadier General Hassan Abu Saada, a commander of part of Egypt's forces on the canal's east bank, boasted that his troops are ready to fight. "Give me an order from Cairo," he exclaimed, "and I'll push on!" Israel Defense Minister Moshe Dayan scoffed at the Egyptian saber rattling...