Word: cutthroat
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...somehow similar. Asks Friedan: "Why should the law treat us like male clones?" Similarly, Rosenberg argues that her feminist opponents minimize all the significant male-female differences and cultural influences that might explain the preponderance of men in high- pressure sales jobs, including women's greater distaste for cutthroat competition and their greater attention to the pull of home and family...
...sickness pills. In the wake of the proposed Texas Air-Eastern and TWA-Ozark mergers, everyone from chief executives to flight attendants was wondering nervously just how much those megadeals would shake up the industry. The already fierce competition in the skies is sure to become even more cutthroat. Many airlines may find it increasingly hard to turn a profit, and union members will face new threats to their high salaries. But air travelers, faced with the prospect of more and bigger fare bargains, stand to come out ahead...
...cutthroat world of film societies--where groups must struggle to break even at the end of the year--which weekend a film society draws can make a big difference. "The secret is a good film date," says John B. Mathers, who coordinates weekend use of Science Center lecture halls. "Yale Weekend is not a good weekend...
...surface, Commodore's troubles seem to have started with the abrupt departure in January 1984 of President Jack Tramiel, who resigned after a dispute with Chairman Irving Gould and later became head of Atari, a rival home-computer maker. A savvy salesman and cutthroat competitor, Tramiel made Commodore a huge success by bringing out quality products at rock-bottom prices. But Tramiel bears some of the responsibility for Commodore's recent slide. He focused on sales and skimped on research and development of new models...
With the Hertz purchase, United is saying that it is a glutton for cutthroat competition. The company is already ensnarled in the fierce, deregulated battle among U.S. airlines, in which it faces large established carriers like American as well as ambitious, new, no-frills outfits like People Express. The rental-car field is equally bruising. It is a four-front war involving Hertz, Avis, National and Budget. Just as with the airline industry, the major players in the $4 billion rental-car business must compete with smaller companies: Dollar, Thrifty and Alamo...