Word: mismatched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mismatch . . . between faculty expectations and the academic preparation of entering students." Said a math professor: "The biggest problem I have with my students is getting them to read and write...
...Central America, there is a mismatch between the Administration's objective and the instruments available, reminiscent of our ill-fated adventure in Lebanon," James Schlesinger, Defense Secretary under Gerald Ford, told TIME last week. "Mere dislike of the Sandinistas is not an - adequate basis for policy." Schlesinger contends that the rebels are no equal for the Nicaraguan army. "To define the American interest as that of the contras is to identify with a losing cause," says he. "To suggest that money for--and victory of--the contras is the only way to avoid introducing American troops is to come close...
Unfortunately, self-respect may be only thing Harvard can expect to win when it ventures down to Durham, N.C., this weekend to face Duke. The contest against the nation's second-ranked team is probably the biggest college basketball mismatch of the year since North Carolina demolished Manhattan in December...
Critics doubted that the merger would do much for either company. One problem: Sperry and Burroughs make mainframe computers that are largely incompatible. "It's a mismatch, like plaids and stripes," says Howard Anderson, chief executive of the Yankee Group, a research firm...
Wall Street analysts are often critical of corporate mergers because they mismatch corporate talent and know-how. But they were enthusiastic about the new Allied Signal, especially since Hennessy plans to sell some of the less profitable divisions in order to concentrate on aerospace. As the core business of both Allied and Signal, that group is expected to contribute more than 40% of total profits. After the planned divestitures, Allied Signal should have some $2.5 billion in cash on hand. "This is uncommon," says Frank Prezelski, an analyst at Shearson Lehman American Express. "The typical acquisition leaves the combined company...