Word: grossness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...face lies about the balance of power. When we say there is military parity between the Soviet Union and America we are being tremendously generous to ourselves. A rough parity exists, but you have to understand we have 60% to 70% of your gross national product. If you put America and Western Europe together, we have about 35% of your G.N.P...
...sponsorship on December 1 at 8 p.m. in Science Center D. We invite all students to attend this event and challenge any and all student organizations opposed to registration to discuss the issue in a formal, public debate. Such a debate would contribute to educated student opinion. Greg Gross '83 President...
...industry after industry, from textiles to steel, the leading edge of economic growth has moved from the once dominant U.S. and Western Europe to the fast-rising nations bordering the western Pacific. Since 1960 the gross national product of many Asian countries has grown, after adjusting for inflation, at an average annual pace of nearly 10%, more than twice the rate of the Western economies. To analyze the increasingly important role this region plays in the world economy, TIME has formed a Pacific Board of Economists, bringing together experts from four Asian states, Australia and the U.S. A report...
Ironically, the autumn product slump comes toward the end of a record-breaking year for Hollywood: a $2.9 billion gross take so far, up 16% from last year. With summer smashes like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial ($290 million) and An Officer and a Gentleman ($91 million) still going strong, studio bosses may have been reluctant to introduce new products. They may also be wary of making too many movies, what with the average budget today running in excess of $10 million. Says Producer Irwin Winkler: "In 1976 I made Rocky for $ 1 million. Today, even if the actors' salaries...
...were grumbling about both the leadership and the agreement presumed that the contract would be accepted. For N.F.L.P.A. Chief Ed Garvey, who had hoped to revolutionize the way athletes are paid, the siege ended badly. "We are the game," the players proclaimed in September. Fifty-five percent of the gross was "etched in stone," until it became 50% of the television money. Finally, along with proposals for a salary fund and a wage scale, the percentage concept evaporated entirely. Owners will continue to pay their hired hands directly by individual bargaining, though they promised to spend a total...