Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The American economy, which accounts for a third of the production of the industrialized countries, is of course tied closely to Europe's. A larger truth, however, is that recovery for all of them requires the revival and expansion of world trade. That in turn depends on a successful conclusion...
Expansion of the IRA
Dropped in 1986, any tax credit would probably be limited to investment in new plants and equipment and made temporary, thus encouraging companies to accelerate their expansion before the tax break expires. Moreover, to avoid giving a windfall to any spending that was already planned, the credits would probably apply...
The growth document would probably set up Harvard's Red Line--a barrier agreed upon in 1972 to prevent Harvard expansion into residential neighborhoods--as a model for Cambridge's other educational institutions, says John R. Pitkin, a committee member and chair of the mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association.
The pictures on the screen of the two huge high-definition TV sets in a Tokyo hotel ballroom last week were crystal clear. The colors were vivid. The resolution was so fine that the image of the five executives cutting a ceremonial ribbon looked almost three dimensional. The occasion: the...