Word: competitors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...present, most African industry is small, light, and based on the conversion of agricultural raw materials. Africa is thus not much of a competitor to the heavy manufacturers of the industrial countries. But" Africa, the U.N. report noted, is beginning to develop or expand its own metals, machinery, chemical and textile industries. Presumably Africa should be a happy hunting ground for entrepreneurs-but they have to be businessmen ready and willing to take enormous political risks...
...opened new mines, modernized the ore processing, put up steel mills, branched into oil drilling. Since Ende took over, Salzgitter's annual sales have increased by an astonishing 475%. though they are leveling off this year. ''You have to compliment Ende for his drive," says a competitor. "Look at what he has been able to accomplish with that lousy...
Williams was a first string competitor in three sports as a sophomore, making him the only current athlete to win letters in three different sports in one year...
Douglas praised the Peace Corps efforts. "Russia is a competitor whom we'll have to meet teacher for teacher in every underdeveloped country," he said. He also emphasized the futility of military grants that allowed existing governments to maintain a "feudal" status quo and withhold civil liberties, but did not enable them to protect their countries from Russian aggression...
...IC4A meet was the fifth place finish of Yale's diminutive Bobby Mack. Until a few weeks ago Mack had been regarded as unbeatable in eastern competition, but he placed behind Hamlin in the Big Three race, and behind Hamlin and five others in the Heps. Another Ivy Leagure competitor who ran well was Cornell's Beard who placed 12th...