Word: missed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...companies, guarantees lifetime employment. But "failures" find themselves on a track to nowhere; they become what the Japanese call madogiwa-zoku, or those who sit idly by a window. More than a few failures have moved on to rival companies and report that they do not for a moment miss their life at Nomura. Says one: "It's a rare Nomura man who has a good career and a good family life. Now I have time for my family." To many current employees, however, working conditions seem to be getting less harsh. Says a veteran salesman: "We're gradually becoming...
...miss the furniture show of a lifetime at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Crafts Fair this Sunday in Mt. Suanpee State Park, Route 103 B in Newbury, N.H. Featuring work by potters, weavers, silversmiths, furniture makers, fabric designers and other craftsmen from around New Hampshire, the show continues through August 14. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $5, and children under 12 get in free. Telephone...
...making some secret accommodation with Castro. One spook hatches an idea: "We need an electrifying event." Public outrage will be fueled by an attempt on the President's life, one that can be convincingly traced to Cuba. There is an added wrinkle: "But we don't hit Kennedy. We miss...
...week, Herzlinger said,"There were elements of Barbara's cases--both ofthem--that were handled differently from men'scases." She added that at the first 1981 meetingon Jackson's tenure, "I stopped a discussion,which I viewed as just excessive about herpersonality, with a comment that we were notelecting `Miss Congeniality...
...going to the Los Angeles office Christmas party of his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) in hopes of a reconciliation. Because the bash is taking place on a high floor of a high- rise, the revelers are easily sealed off from outside aid by an invading terrorist gang. The thugs miss McClane, who is in the john when they strike, so he is free to convert himself into a loose cannon, rolling through the mostly deserted building, eliminating the gang...