Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For one, we must renovate, expand and modernize our public school facilities. I propose a $22 billion school construction and expansion program to renovate the classrooms we already have and to reduce class sizes, and a $7.5 billion education technology program to put calculators, computers and Internet access in every...
While Bartlett says he would rather have a smaller, more focused business like Helmut Lang or Paul Smith than develop a huge multiplex of style like the label of Ralph Lauren or Calvin Klein, he still has expansion plans. Having his clothes produced in Italy rather than in the U.S...
Short answer: Not much if the market doesn't fall much farther, because the robust U.S. economy remains as sound as it has ever been. While few economists expect a replay of the phenomenal 5.5% growth of this year's first quarter, most foresee a healthy 2% to 3% expansion...
The last line of defense for the U.S. economy is the Federal Reserve, which has the power to cut interest rates if the expansion falters. But Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, who warned of "irrational exuberance" in stock prices as far back as December 1996, remains more concerned about the threat...
In addition, council members voted to ban commercial parking garages and maintain a previous ordinance which prohibits expansion of retail space.