Word: bulking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...financial crunch has depleted the once proud merchant marines of Western countries. Britain's fleet has shrunk in a decade from more than 1,600 ships to just 614. One reason is the country's high labor costs. A British crew for a bulk carrier costs an estimated $1.5 million a year, vs. only $550,000 for Korean sailors or $275,000 for Chinese...
...performers who spend the bulk of the play on stage, Durham and Forsythe, are both barely adequate for their roles. Durham plays melodiously, but his repertoire is too limited for the length of the production (just under two hours). Forsythe lacks the emotional range that the role of Luba calls for; she is also ill-equipped to handle the artificial monologues. She should be given credit, however, for keeping her energy up throughout the entire marathon...
Both Harvard and American Cablesystems representatives say they are primarily concerned about the installation costs and student demand for cable TV. Individual rooms cannot be wired by themselves, and the demand in a particular house must reach a certain size in order for the university to be eligible for bulk rates...
Huntington said Marcos is likely to remain ashead of state for any one of three reasons. Hecould win a fair election because the bulk of therural Philippine population supports him. Marcosmight manufacture votes and not let Aquino win.And even if she does win, Marcos might declare astate of emergency and invalidate the results ofthe elections, Huntington said...
...whack $50 million more out of a government budget that is now running a $197 million deficit. Oilmen fear that the declines could shut most of Oklahoma's 50,000 stripper wells, small units that individually produce no more than 10 bbl. per day but together account for the bulk of the state's petroleum output...