Word: longer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pound, fresh turkey is no longer a bargain, but has caught on as health-conscious consumers turn away from red meat, Silver notes. While he hesitates to give specific numbers, he says that by tomorrow he will have sold "thousands" of birds...
WHEN the Berlin Wall effectively came crumbling down over a week ago, the reforms in East Germany suddenly became more than an abstract political issue. No longer were the decisions of a few leaders the center of attention. No longer were political junkies the only ones interested in the reforms. Now we could all relate to what was going on, by focusing on the personal experiences of ordinary Berliners...
...machines, which feature touchtone dialing, an emergency police access button, a two-way intercom and no handset, are expected to be last longer than their predecessors, Tassinari said...
...most contentious. He asserts that Japan now holds the technological balance of power in the world. The Americans may own the missiles, for example, but they cannot fly straight without Japanese semiconductors. Japan, Ishihara argues, must use its technological leverage to assume its rightful place in the world. No longer must the country walk a respectful, and silent, three steps behind...
...after the U.S. Government slapped punitive tariffs on Japanese electronics goods over the semiconductor issue. The mood was hysterical. At a party an American politician told me that because the U.S. and the Soviet Union were moving closer together, the world power balance had shifted, and Japan was no longer very important. He had the nerve to tell me that the Americans and the Russians share the same identity because they are white. Well, that's fine. But if Moscow is looking to Washington for high technology, Japan is the country that has it. The Soviet Union is free...