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American companies often take legal action to keep imported knock-offs of their products out of the U.S. But Lever Bros., the second largest American soapmaker, sued the Customs Service last week to block U.S. sales of goods produced by its sister company, London-based Lever Bros. Ltd. (Both are subsidiaries of Unilever, a British-Dutch consortium.) In 1983 the American Lever Bros. was enjoying splashy sales of its Shield deodorant soap and Sunlight dishwashing detergent when products with the same names began appearing at discount prices. Manufactured by the British Lever Bros., the soaps had been shipped...
...network of 9,720 car dealers, many of whom have been clamoring for stronger GM brand identities. Observes Joseph Cappy, president of rival American Motors: "That Chevrolet dealer network is so strong they can sell anything. You give them a good product, and they'll just knock the doors...
Last year the spikers knocked on the Ivy championship door. This year they kicked it. Next year they will try to knock it down...
Harvard scored two late goals to knock off Brown University, 2-1, last Saturday, but couldn't repeat the magic last night, despite Groome's heroic efforts...
...described Independent William Monahan's campaigning as "medium speed." "Bill wants the job but he won't knock himself out to get it," he commented...