Word: compacter
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...passenger in the smoking section who had lit a cigarette before the "No Smoking" sign had been turned off. Perhaps inspired by vice presidential nominee George Bush's reference to "a great mission," or perhaps inspired by presidential nominee Ronald Reagan's call for a "renewal of the American compact," the woman swiftly and officiously told a flight attendant of the smoker's trespass against his neighbors...
...Reagan as refounder: As classically expressed in Machiavelli's Discourses, every Republic needs a reconstruction every once in a while. By invoking a renewal of the American compact, and a "New Beginning," Reagan is merely offering a smooth solution to the woes that beset the country. Don't trust me, Reagan says, trust the country. Simplistic but powerfully attractive...
...lives. But there are no assurances he will be able to isolate the inefficiency, and to keep his pledge, he might purge valuable social programs. His stands on abortion and the equal rights amendment smack of regress--a renewal of some of the less fortuitous features of the "American compact." His palatable personality alone is not sufficient to dispel legitimate fears about his warped social priorities...
...seven years. But there is now no longer any doubt that big cars are dead. "The large cars that we've known really belong in a museum," says Ford's Caldwell. By 1985 Detroit will be ready with a complete line of autos no larger than the compact Ford Fairmont. But the enormous complexities of the industry prevent it from modernizing any faster than that. New small cars with totally redesigned engines and transmissions require new plants and facilities to build them. The time from drawing board to showroom floor can take up to seven years...
...industry is counterattacking. All three major companies are bringing out new smaller cars beginning this fall. Chrysler has its K cars, which are similar in size to GM's compact X cars. Ford will bring out its new Escort and Mercury Lynx. GM will continue downsizing its fleet with the introduction of its J car subcompacts...