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What I may do, after renewing Handgun Control, is send five bucks to the National Rifle Association and a few groups like that. Then I'll lean back and let them spend many times that amount trying to squeeze more out of me. On the receiving end of the direct-mail business, torturing the opposition may be the way to get the most bang for your buck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Check Is in the Mail | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...variety if not innovation. The high point was a Scotch symphony of plaids ranging from sporty separates to opulent evening costumes, a Highland fling of color. In recent years it has become a form of rude sport to guess how the designer would look when he took his bow -- lean and fit or pale and puffy. But when he was absent, the crowd filed out subdued and thoughtful. This rich, elaborate kingdom misses its king...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Throw Out Your Skirts | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

SHOW BUSINESS: Lean, mean and on the big screen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Apr. 2, 1990 | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

Teaching, too, brought him the gratificationthat made those lean years so rich, Kletzsch says."Teaching is extremely important to me and if youdo it right it takes the same creative energy ascomposing...

Author: By Bartle Bull, | Title: Kletzsch Has Lived In Dunster Since 1952 | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

...aging Vauxhall factories in Luton and Ellesmere Port, England. Before the reorganization, GM Europe was very much a West German-led company. The first goal of the restructuring was to broaden its character, so in 1986 the company moved its headquarters to neutral Zurich. There an amazingly lean head-office staff proceeded to coax the diverse GM Europe factions into cooperating with one another by sharing parts and services. Engineering and design staff were centered in Russelsheim, West Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Sides of a Giant: General Motors | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

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