Word: dente
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last month with Du Pont's announcement that it would form a joint venture with Waste Management to build the country's largest plastic-recycling operation. The facility, which will open in 1990, will separate and clean 40 million lbs. of the material a year. But that will only dent the problem: the U.S. annually produces 1.6 billion lbs. of plastic soda, milk and water bottles, enough to fill a line of dump trucks stretching from New York City to Cleveland...
Still, Harvard isn't exactly languishing in the sunshine. And the Crimson doesn't want a dent in its undefeated record, especially not a Big Green one. Harvard also hopes that having the home-field advantage for the first time in three years against Dartmouth will be critical for a victory...
Until the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on March 24, the largest U.S. oil company had been cruising along with a good reputation and 1988 profits of $5.3 billion. But now Exxon faces not only a public outcry but also a financial liability that could dent its earnings and preoccupy its managers for years. Some 20 class-action lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of Alaskan fishermen and businesses. The company is even getting something of a cold shoulder on Wall Street, where last week it ran into unexpected trouble selling a $110 million issue of two-year bonds...
...long time, most Alaskans were not disturbed by any of this. They assumed that the two Alaskas -- one wild and the other industrial -- could exist in harmony. Surely the logging companies would not be able to make a noticeable dent in the state's vast forests. Surely the bears and wolves and snow geese would not be bothered by a few oil rigs...
...past, some economists have argued that new money must be provided to make any meaningful dent in the debt load. Secretary Brady has not proposed earmarking any new U.S. funds to help solve the debt crisis. But Japanese Finance Minister Tatsuo Murayama last week pledged financial support for the Administration plan, though no numbers have yet been released...