Word: mightly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Americans might ask the Russians, the Chinese and even themselves.'' At week's end, South Africa announced that it was investigating the possibility that the mysterious flash had been caused by an accident on a Soviet nuclear submarine...
...into top bank and corporate securities, a number of banks and cor porations would have to go broke before the typical money market investor would suffer much loss. He would not even lose, but his yields would go down, if interest rates declined. If they dropped far enough, he might have been wiser to invest in a long-term bank note. For example, a nine-year certificate of deposit now pays about 9%; that, of course, is less than most money market funds, but it is guaranteed for the longer term...
...from its bankers, dealers, supliers, executives and workers. Everyone las been reluctant to be the first to act, and some have been downright ornery. Only three weeks ago, nearly one-third of Chrysler's 180 bankers voted against renegotiating its credit lines, arguing that even a federal bailout might not save ;he company. Now that the U.A.W. has Broken the logjam, and with the presidential primaries approaching, support for Chrysler is gaining momentum in the White House, the Treasury and Congress...
...insistence that aid be limited to $750 million. This raises the chances that Congress will give the company more, probably in the form of federal loan guarantees. Chrysler had asked for $1.2 billion. One worry: Booz, Allen & Hamilton, the company's management consultants, suggested that even $1.2 billion might not be enough. This week Chrysler will announce a third-quarter loss of about $460 million, more than double its previous record deficit of $207 million in the second quarter. The full-year loss could top $1 billion...
...department in the country, and Glashow and Weinberg are its two greatest luminaries. But even so, their selection is something of an anomaly. In the first place, the Swedish Academy generally doesn't award the prize to a theoretical physicist until after his theory is completely proven. Embarassing situations might otherwise arise. While all evidence points clearly toward its being correct, thorough proof remains elusive. So, as Glashow terms it, the award is "a leap of faith." Also, the prize traditionally is not awarded to a scientist right away. As colleague Paul Bamberg says, "it's like electing old timers...