Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Clemens has since lowered his demand to $950,000 for one year but the Red Sox have offered him a $500,000 base salary and $350,000 in incentive clauses...
...market share to the bigger 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...
Israeli leaders have shown a singular lack of enthusiasm for punishing those responsible for the security scandals. The fired Shin Bet officials were given pardons after acknowledging the allegations against them. Some critics believe the reluctance to demand accountability is part of a continuing cover- up conducted by top political leaders. As in Iranscam, the government got into trouble because it failed to establish firm oversight responsibilities. Says Communications Minister Amnon Rubinstein, a former law professor: "The problem is that the politicians do not exercise the sort of vigilance that we expect of them. What we see is a diminishing...
...television and newspaper advertising. The book will be translated into eight African languages, and a U.S. edition will be published in May. Louw and Kendall candidly admit they do not expect the white-dominated government to embrace their proposals. Instead they put their faith in creating a grass-roots demand for change. "If we can get the crowd moving in the right direction," Louw says, "the politicians will have no choice but to get out in front of it." Even if it does not turn out precisely that way, the authors' solution and their readers' eager response to it demonstrate...
...American side, initial optimism is mixed with some wariness. The Soviets have dangled the prospect before of a separate medium-range reduction pact, only to then demand that the agreement be linked to SDI concessions. Cautions former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger: "The Soviets are serious, but whether they're serious about negotiation or propaganda remains to be seen...