Word: benefit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Fujitsu will benefit by getting a limited look at IBM's software, which some analysts consider a major concession by the U.S. company. But others see the settlement as an IBM victory. Says Jonathan Fram, a Bear Stearns analyst: "It's a masterstroke by IBM because they got their main rival to admit that it stole from them...
...class teenagers who work at Burger King on the weekends. The facts suggest otherwise. Only 30 percent of minimum wage recipients are teenagers, and 34 percent are full-time workers. Twenty-five percent are spouses, and another 25 percent are heads of households. Clearly, the working poor stand to benefit from an increase in the minimum wage...
Jason Rosencranz's direction is good overall. He directs the actors well in highly emotional moments, including those mentioned above. The staging, however, is sometimes awkward. In Act Two, Starr's back is to the audience for a long time, and we miss the benefit of his facial expressions. But the feeling in Martha's seduction sequences is heightened because of the continuous circles she makes around Nick while he sits on the couch...
...afford an education, many find that the type of education they can afford does not justify the cost and sacrifice to themselves and their family. Others who feel uninspired by the structure of formal schooling may choose not to continue their education, feeling that they would gain no intellectual benefit from it. Since college education is increasingly becoming a pre-professional venture, those who decline the option are increasingly being forced into undesirable levels of a economically stratified society...
LBOs do have some strong defenders, and not just among the executives who grow rich from them. Some financiers and economists argue that increased leverage can be a benefit to companies, especially those in mature industries like tobacco. Reason: these businesses produce a lot of cash but call for relatively little research or development. For them, one efficient way to distribute profits to shareholders is simply by buying up stock...