Word: centralized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Couldn?t the central bank lower interest rates to stimulate borrowing, ? la Greenspan? Not really. Japan?s interest rates are already less that 1 percent (as opposed to around 5 percent in the U.S., which is itself unusually low). And far from being in lending trim, Japanese banks are so shaky that people are trading their minuscule-yield savings accounts for mattresses and coffee cans...
...central kitchen makeover will make it possible to offer students fresher food in the future, as the central kitchen will now embrace "shock chilling," a technique which freezes food faster, before moisture can escape and results in a fresher taste when cooked, Mayer said...
While aesthetic changes will be limited to the dining halls of Eliot and Kirkland Houses, students in the River Houses will benefit from the upgraded central kitchen. Streamlining in the cooking process will prevent each of the individual houses from performing overlapping work--like cooking the same soup in each House, Mayer said...
...central aspect of the event was "cheering the tree," but unfortunately, no description of this ritual has survived...
...composition of the peacekeeping force -? being left open. Such issues, along with the tortuous negotiations over an implementation agreement, signal the conflicts to come. "Even as the deal is being implemented, Belgrade will refer to the letter of the resolution in order to challenge NATO?s interpretations," says TIME Central Europe reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "For example, they?re claiming the right to screen the returning refugees on the grounds that the agreement specifies continued Yugoslav control over Kosovo?s border crossings. So despite reaching agreement, NATO?s still going to have to show a lot of determination to realize...