Word: factors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...collection of feuding regional fiefdoms, into the most powerful labor force in the nation. A formidable bargainer, he scrupulously kept to the letter of contracts once they were signed and swiftly stamped out wildcat strikes. By equalizing drivers' wages throughout the country, he eliminated labor costs as a factor in competition and thereby helped stabilize the trucking industry. He opened the union's doors to Negroes and, characteristically, disdained any praise as a civil rights advocate. It was only "bread-and-butter" common sense to encourage Negro members, he explained, because otherwise they would become strikebreakers. He recruited...
...professional's market, with pension funds, mutuals, and merger-bent corporations among the big buyers. Small investors have become a dwindling factor. So far this year, odd-lot trading (blocks of less than 100 shares) has dropped to the lowest percentage of total volume-12.3%-since brokers began keeping track...
Beller feels that next year's varsity could make a big dent in the league if they are very aggressive. "Our attitude will be an important factor, since we have the talent," he claimed...
...more moves of stepping-up and stepping-back in the war effort before either side is ready to come to peace without complete victory or defeat. If viewed in this same light, a dispatch of Korean troops, sent to Vietnam at the request of the U.S., could be a factor contributing to eventual peace...
Just as rapprochement between the two major powers, has become the essential factor to the political stability of the Atlantic Community, equilibrium between the U.S. and China is indispensable for peace in the Asia-Pacific community. The Vietnam war has to be grasped in this realistic and historical perspective. Even though the present situation of Asia is still tense, we need not worry too much, so long as the will of the Asian people for peace and prosperity persists and an "enlightenment" of U.S. foreign policy can help it along