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...final result confirmed Hanley's almost mystical awe of the jury process. Says he: "I really believe the Holy Ghost descends on those people when they're in there." But Loser Saunders has not lost faith. Says he: "We had a darn good jury. They decided five of the 15 issues in our favor, and I'm absolutely convinced that if they had been properly instructed by the judge, they would have

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We, the Jury, Find the . . . | 9/28/1981 | See Source »

...investments in Shenzhen turned out to be near disasters, and several Hong Kong investors left in frustration. The Ford and Mitsubishi distributor in Hong Kong and the Chinese set up a joint venture to assemble trucks and buses in Shenzhen. But the plant has become a heavy money loser, operating at only a fraction of potential output because of haphazard management and the lack of skilled workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bold Experiment | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

...other states as well. Some have already appeared in Florida. Each new outbreak will require more spraying, at considerable cost. Much produce would be lost, and consumers would have to pay more for fruit and vegetables, spoiling the Reagan Administration's anti-inflation efforts. Everyone would be a loser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Black Friday, Then Brown Rot | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

...reputation as one of the top executives in the airline industry. Only two months ago, Pan American Chairman William Seawell offered Feldman the Pan Am presidency, but Feldman declined. During nine years as chairman of Denver-based Frontier Airlines in the 1970s, Feldman transformed that carrier from a major loser to a consistent moneymaker by paring unprofitable routes, streamlining management and restructuring its flight operations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Office Tragedy | 8/24/1981 | See Source »

...hers don't work out. She snags, through an elaborate and rather funny charade, a beefy hockey player, and he, naturally turns into a ne'er-do-well, leaving her on the skids, trying to snag a better catch. She turns into another pant-suited, overly made-up loser with a hopeless streak of fantasy. You can see what you like in this. Maybe Menshov really is saying that if you gamble with killer mammon you'll end up paying the price. Maybe he really is a Communist Bob Barker. Not that you can't see plenty of her type...

Author: By Thomas Hines, | Title: Filmpolitik | 8/11/1981 | See Source »

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