Word: gearing
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What do Bush and Cruise have in common, other than a history of playacting in flight gear? They work in towns where secrecy is an expression of power. Sure, secrets can be the means to important ends, but as publicists and White House aides know, keeping secrets is an end in itself. Even when it's brazen--especially when it's brazen--secrecy affirms and bolsters your alpha status: I know you want to know this thing. But you do not have the leverage to make me talk about this thing. Therefore...
...responded from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and arrived on the northeast side of the complex after the second plane had hit. I remember we got out of the car and started putting our equipment on. We were still getting our gear together to take to the command center right by Building Five when the south tower collapsed. We sought refuge in doorways and under vehicles to get out of the debris field. Then after the dust began to settle, we helped numerous people who were injured into buildings. We proceeded to the north tower to see if we could help people...
...pipeline. But he also downplays any suggestions that he'll be Motown's Chainsaw Al - a guy who'll try and slash and burn his way into the black. "A momentum shift is how I'd characterize it," he says. Whether he'll shift Ford into a profitable gear remains to be seen...
...average wage in other major cities like Chongqing. Higher costs are undercutting the profit margins of labor-intensive industries that have been the backbone of Shenzhen's economy. Greg Gong, CEO of Taiwan-based Further Tech, opened a factory in Shenzhen three years ago to make consumer-electronics gear, but he's already getting squeezed. Gong says his costs are rising by 10% annually, driven mainly by higher wages, and tough competition prevents him from increasing the price of his products. Gong says falling component costs are helping him maintain profit margins, but saving money by relocating his factory...