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Word: directives (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does the earnest petitioner in my dining hall fit into this? It appears that SASC's frustration has caused the organization to see student apathy and/or opposition as fertile ground for more direct methods, such as person-to-person pollings in dining halls and Harkness Common. This tactic has already yielded a 90 percent positive response at the Law School from a sampling of about 30 percent...

Author: By Paul W. Green, | Title: Questioning the `Majority' | 4/28/1986 | See Source »

...easier to push a direct line button than make a phone call," says one equity HMC trader. "Speed is of essence when you try to sell or buy stocks...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: MANAGING HARVARD'S MONEY | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

...button, and we're directly into Goldman Sachs," says Cabot. "A direct line gives time, speed, convenience, and not much more than that...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: MANAGING HARVARD'S MONEY | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

...direct hook-ups to Wall Street brokers are "so much a part of day to day operation, it's just like you going to the library and getting books out," Cabot says...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: MANAGING HARVARD'S MONEY | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

Besides using direct lines for stock transactions, traders "exchange information" over the phone, says an HMC equity trader. "Someone might call up to ask the firm's stance on the market in general and ask "What do you think about the market today and why?" she says...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: MANAGING HARVARD'S MONEY | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

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