Word: jointly
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...often include grants amounting to as much as 30% of a firm's capital outlays, as well as tax breaks that increase with the number of Spanish workers hired. Under the government's direction, many once sclerotic state-owned companies are selling off parts of their operations or forming joint ventures with private firms. Most important, by leading his country into the European Community, Gonzalez has opened large new markets for Spain's companies. One unfortunate side effect -- for the U.S., at least -- is that E.C. rules require Spain to boost its tariffs on American grain. The U.S. has threatened...
...first failures was a planned $600 million tourist resort that was shot down by the Egyptian legislature because of concern about damage to the nearby pyramids. Sudan's President Numeiry invited Khashoggi to become a virtual economic czar in his country. He set up a joint venture with the government to exploit oil resources. When Numeiry was deposed in a coup in April 1985, the new government accused Khashoggi of having interfered in the country's political and economic affairs. He is now unwelcome there...
...leading figure of the National Religious Party, the political vehicle of moderate Orthodox Judaism, favors a proposal that the Reform, Orthodox and Conservative branches in North America help solve Israel's conversion problem by forming a joint rabbinical court. One condition: Reform would have to repeal its 1983 innovation, which recognizes as Jews children of gentile mothers...
Olympia's approach may well find support in Congress. Last week a study by the Joint Economic Committee of the House and Senate recommended that federal officials consider replacing traditional benefits with so-called workfare subsidies that pay welfare recipients to undergo job training. The report proposes that states be allowed to experiment more freely with welfare...
...hundred years ago we didn't want people bought and sold in this country." Some religious groups vehemently oppose the practice. The Roman Catholic Church, which condemns artificial insemination outside of marriage, regards surrogacy as a violation of the biological and spiritual unity of husband and wife. In a joint statement last month, New Jersey's bishops further contended that surrogacy "exploits a child as a commodity and exploits a woman as a babymaker...