Word: compact
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...December speech, Premier Wen Jiabao confessed to being particularly worried about unemployed workers and university graduates. Even the head of the country's Supreme Court warned judges to take social stability into mind when passing rulings. Overseas, too, worry swelled about just how deeply China's fragile social compact might be shaken by the experience of economic hard times for the first time in 30 years. The Obama administration should have a contingency plan for "what we would do if there's a major collapse of the political order," Roderick McFarquar of Harvard, one of the world's most respected...
...Spam, avocado and cucumber lengthwise. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. To roll: slowly fold the end of the mat closest to you over the filling and tuck it in. Use medium pressure to create a compact tube. Remove the mat from around the roll, press in the loose ends and place it on a cutting board, seam side down. Using a wet, sharp knife, slice the roll in half then into 6 equal pieces. Serve with wasabi, soy sauce and pickled ginger...
...last 20 million years.” And, the report noted glumly, with China and India consuming more and more, the problem is getting worse instead of better. The new data shows that CO2 levels have only risen faster since the turn of the century. So much for compact fluorescents and hybrid Priuses—apparently, the world is still going...
...Detroit Failure for General Motors would be a national disaster, as Bill Saporito points out [Nov. 24]. What should GM do in the meantime? Get out and sell its vehicles. I have rented GM compact cars for the past 20 years and find them to be of excellent quality. GM salespeople need to get out of their cushy showrooms and offer to take people out for a demo ride and lunch at the deli. The company could win by a landslide. Perry Munson, GROSSE POINTE, MICH...
...Detroit Failure for general motors would be a national disaster, as Bill Saporito points out [Nov. 24]. What should GM do in the meantime? Get out and sell its vehicles. I have rented GM compact cars for the past 20 years and find them to be of excellent quality. GM salespeople need to get out of their cushy showrooms and offer to take people out for a demo ride and lunch at the deli. The company could win by a landslide. Perry Munson, Grosse Pointe, Michigan...