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...Government could use the proceeds to put a noticeable dent in the federal budget. Quota auctions might bring in revenues as high as $7 billion a year, according to C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics, a Washington research organization. Some of the money could be used to help modernize the beleaguered U.S. industries that the quotas were designed to protect, which might reduce the need for further trade limits...
...armory's 20 beds, managed by paidprofessional staff, will just "make a dent" in theneed for shelter, Stewart said. He added, "None ofus believe that creating huge warehouse shelterswill solve the problem. We're committed tocreating small humane shelters...
Murphy scored with 14 minutes left in the game off Taucher's pass to break the 3-3 tie and third-line center Hartje added a goal soon after to dent the Red's spirits and put the game solidly in the Crimson's grasp...
...make a dent in the burgeoning budget deficit, Congress must confront either the possibility of a tax increase sometime in the next two years or a loosening of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings noose. This could be the real test of whether the White House and the Democratic Congress will end up seeking compromise or confrontation. Reagan is sure to oppose any outright tax increase, just as he has done in the past. And the Democrats will be as wary as ever of being out front on the issue. But some package of spending cuts and revenue raising seems necessary...
...Wilson to hit an easily playable ground ball). Yes, this was much worse--worse than selling that great lefty pitcher named Ruth, worse than Pesky holding the ball in 1946, worse than facing the Gibson machine in 1967, worse than Joe Morgan in 1975, worse even than Bucky Dent and Yaz's pop to third...