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...least until there are new lakes in the clouds that open upon living cities as yet unknown, and perhaps forever, that is a question which you must answer within your own heart." Meanwhile, similes and metaphors are platitudes or worse: the city draws a horse to it "like a magnet"; Peter is "wound up like a spring"; another character is "putty in the hands" of a widow; New York looks "like a piece of flashing jewelry...
...curtly: "Pepsi will announce its plans in the near future." Coke's move marks the first time in 30 years that a major producer has led the market with a new drink. Innovations usually have come from smaller bottlers. By moving first, Coke will act as a giant magnet to draw others to aspartame faster...
...dollar has become the world's strongest currency because record federal budget deficits have combined with the Federal Reserve Board's tight money policies to drive up U.S. interest rates. The high rates have then served as a magnet for funds from investors ranging from Japanese manufacturers to Arab oil sheiks. This vast influx of foreign cash, which totals $40 billion so far this year, creates a growing demand for U.S. currency and pushes up its value. Last week U.S. interest rates seemed to be heading higher. The Government reported that July unemployment had tumbled to an annual...
...brought under control," argues Rimmer de Vries, chief international economist for Morgan Guaranty Trust. The deficit for the coming year is now estimated at $180 billion or so, but it may have to shrink a lot more before any Government intervention will stop the U.S. from serving as a magnet for cash from around the world...
...region. "Two-thirds of all our foreign trade and petroleum pass through the Panama Canal and the Caribbean," he said. "In a European crisis, at least half of our supplies for NATO would go through these areas by sea... Because of its importance, the Caribbean Basin is a magnet for adventurism...