Word: importancies
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...prices of their cars an average of $1,300. Japan's Big Three--Toyota, Nissan and Honda--drove away from the U.S. with trunkfuls of dollars as they con- centrated sales on , their more expensive models, where the big profits are made. One Government study showed that the import restraints cost U.S. consumers more than $1 billion annually, with about 90% of it going to Japanese manufacturers and distributors...
...days ago, he went to give the President the morning briefing. When the door to the Oval Office closed, just two men were inside. The import of the change struck Regan, who replaced the triumvirate of Meese, Deaver, Baker: quartet to duet. "We'll have to get used to this," he said to Reagan...
...steps will remain little more than tokens. This tokenism is particularly disturbing when is accompanies frequent defenses of investment in South Africa. Harvard does not realize that what is crucial about American companies in South Africa is not so much how they treat their employees, but what they produce, import and invest in. What is crucial is the moral and political support they lend to that fossil of historic the most racist country on the face of this earth, South Africa...
...South Pole by just 97 miles; a later one had to be aborted when his ship became trapped in the Antarctic ice. But few dramas have told a more inspiring tale of man against nature or better conveyed the excitement of a great period of exploration. Another winning import is Solo, a wry sitcom starring the delightful Felicity Kendal as a single woman who dumps her boyfriend, quits her job and tries to start a new life...
Finally, the Japanese, who often sit on the sidelines during international economic turmoil, could help settle currency markets by making it easier for foreigners to invest in securities denominated in yen. The country should speed up its efforts to bring down import barriers and thus reduce its gigantic trade surplus, which is expected to reach $55 billion this year...