Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lawrence S. Di Cara '71, a Boston real estate lawyer and 1983 mayoral candidate, attributed Flynn's success to his "down to earth" personality and to the fact that his populist leanings contrast sharply with the policies of his predecessor, Kevin White...
Goldman echoed Di Cara's contrast of Flynn and his predecessor. "If Kevin White is the L.A. Lakers, then Flynn is the Boston Celtics, down to earth and blue collar. What could be better than that? The general public thinks Flynn is doing a good...
...there be negotiation where there are cultural differences that are misunderstood?" Hoilman asks, adding, "It's interesting to contrast the Turkish idea of bargaining with that of the fixed price notion here in America...
...unfolding. Opening after a three-day weekend, the Dow jumped 54.14 points on Tuesday alone, a record rise for a single session. It set an all-time high of 2244.09 on Thursday before slipping back to close the week at 2235.24. The market's reaction was in direct contrast to its performance after the Boesky revelations last November, when it plunged briefly as investors dumped speculative takeover stocks. This time, big institutions and foreign investors evidently believed the scandal poses no particular threat to their current strategy of snapping up basic industrial stocks, which the buyers think will be helped...
Kemp's speech apparently worked: in a straw poll of 287 delegates, Kemp won 68% of the votes, in contrast to 5% for Dole and 4% each for Bush and Robertson. However, a larger poll taken this month of conservative activists around the country showed Bush marginally ahead, with Kemp and Dole virtually tied for second...