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Word: betterment (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stands only for thewealthy. He said his rival's call for a reductionin the capital gains tax would benefit the rich atthe expense of everyone else and said, "Look inthe mirror and ask yourself, 'Is George Bush onyour side?' I want to give every American a chanceto build a better life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Canvass Nation on Last Day | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

...continues to get better and better," Krass continued. "She has the potential to be something really great in this game. We're all proud...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Dragomirescu Captures ITCA Tourney | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

...labor experts say that HUCTW is in a better position than other newly-formed unions since Harvard has shown a willingness to be accommodating in the wake of its decison last week not to continue the legal battle against unionization...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: Union Faces Challenge In Contract Negotiation | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

CAPTION: WHO WOULD DO A BETTER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Differences That Really Matter | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...proposed buyout of RJR Nabisco, the managers initiate the action. In one of the least controversial types of management buyouts, the executives of a particular division buy it from a larger parent company. These managers are out to prove they can run their own show -- and run it better than some sprawling conglomerate that has grown inattentive or slothlike in responding to the needs of its far-flung divisions. Some 1,100 units of U.S. companies have been acquired by their managers since 1982, and it is a blue-chip list: the Montgomery Ward department-store chain, bought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Managers Are Owners | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

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