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...problems by causing economic stagnation--cutting the sources of investment which are vital to industrial modernization. When demand and output are falling, businessmen are not likely to risk the investment required for new machinery and increases in productivity. So long as profits and purchasing power are declining, executives will forgo increases in efficiency...
...than of science-as makers of quality musical instruments have known for centuries. Acoustics of a concert hall are judged solely by subjective comparison with prior tradition, not by scientifical analysis. When the purpose of a structure is to aid in making music with conventional sound, architects had better forgo their artistic expressions in favor of those that will better ensure musical results. After all, one would hardly expect a piano that was constructed like a contemporary piece of furniture to sound like a piano; the same may apply to the largest musical instrument of all-the concert auditorium...
...years ago when Boston's KLH, long a big name in hi-fi speakers, put out a $200 portable unit. It could not reach down to pick up the very lowest notes on the organ, but it did reach a market of music lovers who were willing to forgo a few notes to save hundreds of dollars and considerable bother...
...swum the Yangtze, so last spring, 20,000 people made a mass crossing of the same river. In fact, reports the magazine China's Sport, swimming has become an "activity involving millions of all ages, and it has served as a call to hundreds of thousands to forgo swimming pools and take the plunge into the natural and rougher waters of China's many rivers and lakes as well as the open...
...dismay of many associates, Shastri's humility is not put on. He stubbornly refuses to do anything that might build up his personal image, even when it could help the country. During last year's food crisis, Shastri decided to forgo rice as a symbol of self-denial. But out of modesty he refused to let the fact be relayed to the rioting people, and the possible impact was lost. Yet many Indians feel that more than self-abnegation is needed to confront grave problems. Says Editor Frank Moraes of the Indian Express: "Leaders have no business being...