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...minutes to help install a wiring harness might need only 90 seconds, meaning he or she could do another job--if allowed. But at some Big Three plants, assigning a new task to a worker requires consulting the local union leader, who might approve the extra job but insist on a quid pro quo--say, extra break time. Such complications can make it more costly to adjust the vehicle mix--leading to unsold vehicles and requiring more profit-eating 0% financing...
...insist and insist again, by Vague Generalities. We abhor V.G.s, we skim right past them, we start wondering what kind of C to give from the first V.G. we encounter; and as they pile up we decide C- (Harvard being Harvard, we do not give D’s. Consider C- a failure). Why? Not because they are a sign the student does not know the material, or hasn’t thought creatively, or any of that folly. They simply make tedious reading. “Locke is a transitional figure.” “The whole...
...elevated levels of stress. A good way to avoid that, says Melanie, "is to make sure at the start you're getting married for the right, solid reasons"--and not, she adds, to make a social statement. Melody and Ali say they have considered the challenges they face and insist their marriage isn't just youthful idealism. "The bigger challenge for us is that I'm Catholic and he's Muslim," says Melody. "So we've thought this through." --With reporting by Anne Berryman/Athens, Ga.; Jeanne DeQuine/Miami; and Constance Richards/Greenville...
...partners, or an Iraqi government of their creation, to award oil contracts. On the basis of current Security Council resolutions, the sanctions can only be lifted once UN arms inspectors certify that Iraq is free of weapons of mass destruction, and Russia has suggested it will insist on sending Dr. Hans Blix's UNMOVIC team back to Iraq to complete their work. That may turn out to be bargaining position, but the bargaining is likely to be tough - the U.S. draft reportedly includes such sweeteners as provision for the honoring of contracts signed with Russian companies under...
...Fees are rising nationally. Insist on finding out about all fees (and which are voluntary) up front. Most agencies are nonprofit; this doesn't ensure quality...