Word: bulks
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...Dupont thinks the steel industry is already more consolidated than the numbers indicate. "In financial circles they tend to toss up tonnage and look at what's left over and call that overcapacity," he says. "The amount of raw steel isn't really relevant to this discussion." The bulk of profits in the steel industry-when those profits materialize-isn't in the molten goo that comes out of furnaces. It's in the finishing process-when the goo is turned into billets (two tons that can be formed into beams or cables) or slabs (up to 50 tons that...
...best thing that can come out of this quake will be improved building codes. Moderate quakes test the building codes in the affected area - they can shake loose a few buildings that might have otherwise fallen down altogether in a larger earthquake. And buildings are what cause the bulk of earthquake damage; if a quake happened in the middle of a cowfield, there'd be no damage...
...what Bill Clinton would have done - say it all again, with details and pint-sized porkers. The Democratic darlings came first. And the tax cut became as an afterthought. Education got the bulk of time, and Bush made sure we heard that it was his first love (yes, he likes teachers so much he married one) and his biggest outlay. "The highest percentage increase in our budget should go to our children's education. Education is my top priority and by supporting this budget, you will make it yours as well...
...Moving fast has become a necessity for Bertelsmann in its quest to survive the global media wars. Ever since two giant mergers last year-AOL's takeover of Time Warner and the purchase of Universal Studios by French media company Vivendi-Bertelsmann has been under pressure to bulk up. Not only has the group acquired control of RTL, which has TV and radio properties in 11 countries, but it is also bidding for the record company EMI and forging a global alliance between Bertelsmann music subsidiary BMG and Napster, the controversial Internet site where people can exchange music for free...
Cott emphasized that the scale and bulk of the building was appropriate for Mt. Auburn Street...