Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jose Marti Airport. But President Fidel Castro, attired in tailored green fatigues, his beard noticeably gray, said not a word in public. He simply shook hands with the wounded, who apparently had been told to say nothing; several seemed too dazed to speak in any case, and one barely conscious man on a stretcher failed to recognize the Cuban leader. After the handshakes, the wounded were silently escorted into waiting ambulances...
...CRCC's major complaints is that landlords are making expensive improvements in their buildings, and then claiming rent hikes to cover their expenditures--sometimes raising the rent beyond the reach of current tenants. Capping, the group says, would encourage landlords to be cost-conscious in making repairs...
...decision for Cortez to speak Spanish, without using subtitles, was a conscious one and augments the film's impact on the non-Spanish speaking audience, who identifies with the interpreter as he gradually realizes that his lack of understanding, his ignorance, cost half a dozen lives...
...boss that she can turn anyone into a country-and-western star. Enter You-Know-Who. Country Rocky soon learns how to belt it out not in the ring but on the stage. Off the set, Parton says she has been learning a few things from her health-conscious costar. After a stern summer of dieting, she is lighter by 26 pounds. Says Parton: "Hanging around with him makes it easier for me to stay away from Velveeta and Wonder bread...
Department stores are combatting the success of off-price stores with several stratagems. Minneapolis-based Dayton's has become more price conscious and makes sure that its fashions are up to the minute. Says Executive Vice President Dean Baarda: "Off-pricers mostly have last year's merchandise." Boston's Filene's is enhancing its customer service. It has expanded its training program for salesclerks from two hours to up to 24 hours and asked customers to evaluate each sales transaction. Both Dayton's and Filene's are placing greater emphasis on their lines...