Word: carrot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know what just walked by?" drawled Bench to a crowd. "A carrot. qnd you know what? Somebody's gonna haveta eat it tomorrow. Before the parade. Bugs Bunny will be there. Yubadeyubadayubada--That's all, Folks...
...fiscal crisis has deepened, the city has belatedly dangled a small carrot to attract business. The Economic Development Administration has started issuing bonds and using the proceeds to cover construction costs for certain industries that want to move to the city or expand their operations. There are also signs that the city's economy may be bottoming out. A recent report by the New School for Social Research suggests that New York has once again become cost-competitive with the rest of the country; because of overbuilding, office space, for example, has become less expensive...
...student is the proverbial donkey," the section man said. "But Harvard offers too much carrot, and not enough stick...
...then, has been responsible for fattening the carrot and shortening the stick...
...combination of carrot and stick measures has been responsible for the "success" of Singapore and the continued power of its ruling party. Since the government leaders are aggressive defenders of private enterprise and the free market system, and particularly anxious to integrate the nation into the world capitalist economy as a "global city" and regional headquarters for multinational corporations and foreign capital in Southeast Asia, most of the carrot has been offered to Western and some Asian businessmen, while the stick has been exclusively applied to the working class of Singapore...