Word: maker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...expert on nuclear weapons policy, both as an academic at Harvard and as a policy-maker within the government, will become the new head of the Center for Science and International Affairs (CSIA) on July...
...somewhat of a loner. He's not the gregarious consensus maker," says Shawmut Bank Chief Economist John Kalchbrenner, who served under Volcker at the Treasury...
...pioneer of the elegant, functional Scandinavian look; of a heart attack; in Esbo, Finland. Combining a hands-on knowledge of industrial production techniques, a sculptor's sensibility and a craftsman's intimate familiarity with his media, he was, in the view of many critics, the pre- eminent modern maker of such objects as vases, cutlery and glassware (including the distinctive frosted Finlandia vodka bottle...
...agreement follows Daimler's purchase, for $160 million, of the remaining 50% of MTU, a leading maker of military-aircraft engines and high-performance marine diesels. Daimler-Benz Spokesman Hans-Georg Kloos stressed that the technology gained by the purchases will help his company build better cars, and added that the firm is not "abandoning the streets for the skies...
...love for details, whether it is writing a headline for the Post or keeping in constant touch with his worldwide holdings by telephone. As a boss, he can be emotional, impulsive and demanding. "Murdoch runs a Byzantine court," says a former Sun-Times executive. "There is only one decision maker...