Word: leaner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even with Mitchell's efforts, Brandeis would not quit. A short leaner by David Brooks cut the Harvard lead to 44-41 with 2:43 to play...
...even if an agreement on conventional parity does come off, we need to know the nature of the forces that would be left. The tank-production anomaly, for instance, indicates that we'd face a leaner but meaner Warsaw Pact force when all is said and done...
...sold at market each year had pellets embedded behind their ears that during key growth stages slowly released hormones, including testosterone or progesterone. The drugs can cut 21 days off the time needed for an animal to reach 1,000 lbs. and at the same time promote development of leaner meat. Ranchers say this translates into savings for them (the $1 implant shaves roughly $20 off the feeding bill) and lower prices and less fatty meat for consumers...
...target weight of about 1,000 lbs., the hormone treatments (cost per implant: about $1) save the cattlemen approximately $20 per head, which can be the difference between profit and loss. Producers maintain that the hormones not only help keep U.S. beef prices down but also turn out the leaner meat preferred by consumers nowadays...
...million when the sale was completed. That was only the beginning. By doing some simple arithmetic, critics of the plan calculated that the eight men's holdings, which were scheduled to grow to 18.5%, could be worth $2.6 billion within five years if they turned RJR Nabisco into a leaner and more profitable enterprise. Johnson's share alone would have been worth $1 billion...