Word: crunch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...firm's 10.3%. That would still leave the merged company far behind No. 2 Ford (18%) and GM (39.6%). But the purchase will help Chrysler solve a pressing problem: its factories do not have the capacity to produce enough cars to meet demand. Chrysler had started easing that production crunch by contracting out the assembly of various Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth models to AMC's venerable Kenosha, Wis., factory, where the Renault Alliance is also produced...
...expire. A debate is raging over how much "dark matter" -- stuff invisible to astronomers -- exists in the universe. If there is sufficient dark matter, its gravity will be enough to force the universe, still expanding from the Big Bang, to slow, stop and fall together again in a "Big Crunch." If the necessary matter does not exist, the universe will expand forever...
...National Security Adviser Frank Carlucci will assess the possible security threat posed by a weakened U.S. petroleum industry. At stake also is the stability of Europe and the rest of the oil-consuming world. Since oil is traded in one global market, rising U.S. imports could create a worldwide crunch...
...Through the crunch this year, we've alwaysstuck together as a team," Randy Taylor said."Last year maybe we relied on certain individualstoo much. Not having to depend on any one personmay help this year...
...raisin makers went for it, as did Kentucky Fried Chicken, Aim Toothpaste, Captain Crunch, and an insurance company. Wise choice: The commercials resulting, the highlight of this retrospective sampling from Vinton's studio, are far more memorable than the products they hawk...