Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Using its close ties to Japanese investors, Nomura serves as a central conduit for the trillions of yen pouring out of Japan in search of bigger, better returns. Last year, when Japan had a trade surplus of $96 billion, its net purchases of foreign securities amounted to $88 billion, up from $4 billion in 1980. The largest portion of that outflow used to go into U.S. Treasury securities, but increasingly the Japanese are buying foreign stocks and bonds. They are also acquiring overseas companies and real estate. And no matter what type of play a Japanese investor wants to make...
...widely noted that Reagan's revolution never took place. The Government is bigger than ever, doing most of the same things. In fact, the failure of his revolution is the reason for his electoral success: it was a revolution people didn't really want. And Bush, lacking Reagan's charm, is backpedaling furiously, promising new programs, renewed Government activism...
...altered states fell to Sirlin, whose credits include, in addition to opera, Madonna's 1987 "Who's That Girl" tour. The Viennese venue was striking: a section of Hangar No. 3 at Schwechat International Airport. "We looked at a couple of beer halls, but we needed a bigger space," says Sirlin. "Then someone said there was plenty of space at the airport...
Republicans will stress Bush's ties to the still-popular Reagan, his eight years of loyal service as vice president. They'll say America is bigger, better and stronger than it was in 1980. And, if they're smart, they'll nominate Kansas Senator Bob Dole as their vice presidential nominee...
...sweet-singing eye of a most congenial storm. "People think country music is related to a bunch of rednecks drinking beer and fighting," he reflects, with the pleasing tang of a North Carolina accent. "They think it's all songs about drinking and cheating. But it covers a lot bigger area than that, you know." He pauses, as if taking a survey of the acreage he is trying to describe. Then, after a minute, there is a shrug and a simple, smiling, "Covers everything...