Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kennedy: "The controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name-which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right." He added, "If the right to express ideas is denied, at some future day the torch can be turned against any other book or any other belief. Let us never forget: today's Moral Majority could become tomorrow's persecuted minority...
...predicted his eventual success (in aviation, travel, hotels) and ultimate wealth. His own itinerary: from ramp agent for nonscheduled airlines to office worker to office manager to 22-year-old vice president to failure out on his own to spectacular success, heading First Travel Corp., second only to American Express among U.S. travel giants. Ueberroth's method, besides having been bred for problem solving, might be described as a kind of enlightened stinginess. At the same time that he was lowering overhead by dumping high-salaried executives at the troubled travel bureaus he acquired in bunches, Ueberroth was offering stock...
Sexual harassment may sometimes be the result of unintentional sexist behavior, but is also used to express hostility to a woman being "out of her place." Regardless of the motives, sexual harassment is a degrading and painful experience...
...airline deregulation, which started in 1978, a two-tiered industry has come into existence. On the one hand are the old, giant, heavily unionized trunk carriers with high, fixed labor costs. Examples: Continental, Eastern and TWA. On the other hand are the new, small, nonunionized carriers. Examples: People Express, Muse Air and New York...
...presented a report last year suggesting that Seagram's could reap larger profits in wine. The study mentioned three potential acquisitions, one of which was the Wine Spectrum. When Seagram's began hearing industry talk that the Wine Spectrum might be available, it approached Coca-Cola to express its interest. After the formal offer was made on Sept. 19, the deal was swiftly wrapped up at New York City's Regency Hotel. The acquisition of the Wine Spectrum instantly propels Seagram's into the No. 2 position in domestic wine, with 11.2% of the market...