Word: better
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While Jones was qualifying for bigger and better meets, Captain Elizabeth Ross finished her career this weekend, finishing fourth in the semifinal heat of the 400-meter hurdles race, crossing the finish line...
...first he will have to win the fight for Ogilvy, which is likely to seek higher bidders. Among Sorrell's possible rivals for Ogilvy: Japan's Dentsu and the U.S. firms Interpublic and Young & Rubicam. Sorrell may not be the only ad mogul who still thinks that bigger is better...
...rapid consolidation in the airline industry has created consumer benefits as well as disadvantages. The easing of the fare wars has enabled major airlines to make a profit, which in turn has fostered better service. The Department of Transportation's latest monthly report on airline performance indicates that fewer consumers are writing to the Government to gripe about problems like lost or damaged baggage. Only 933 complaints were registered last month, down from 2,100 a year earlier...
...call for a balanced budget through eight consecutive years of failing to propose one. Her inspirational certainty is oblivious to popularity, allowing her to produce a government budget that's actually in large surplus. Fiscal policy is one area of governance where the wrong principles are often better than no principles at all. That is one good reason even a Reagan-Bush skeptic can admire...
...invited guests. The four- to five-hour sessions touch on issues ranging from ambassadorial appointments to terrorism. "You can speak your opinion now and be certain it will be heard," says Deputy Minister Anatoli Adamishin. "Even my subordinates can express disagreement with my views. In fact, criticism is better received than words of praise." Unlike James Baker, Shevardnadze does not shun career officials in favor of a small clutch of aides; as a Soviet diplomat puts it, he "prefers to go directly to the specialist without regard to rank...