Word: mold
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...intricacies of constructing the Taurus and focuses on the larger issues surrounding car building in America--are all too rare. Walton explains, in an enlightening digression, that the design of the "'96 Ford Taurus was unique in that the company set out to make a car in the Japanese mold--they aimed to spend more money and less time, and to create something which could rival the smooth precision of a Toyota-built automobile. In short, their mission statement was 'Beat Camry."' In another chapter, "Deals on Wheels," she visits a dealer to explore the tactics of salespeople as well...
...world--which, in truth, I expected from the start--by the time I leave here in eight weeks, I think I will have gained what I left in search of. In the U.S., I said I wanted to get away to see things differently, to break out of the mold, to feel refreshed for a return to Harvard in the fall. Now, 5,000 miles away, it is clear to me that what I was really looking for was a way to more fully come home...
...sourdough starter here, the mold from which all other efforts have grown, is the 1992 Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, and that, at least, seems to have been a beautiful idea. It has sold a staggering 6 million copies--making it, according to publisher HarperCollins, the best-selling hard-cover nonfiction book ever--and has been published in 38 languages. The book has earned Gray somewhere in the neighborhood of $18 million. And that's not counting the spin-offs. So far Gray has produced Mars and Venus in the Bedroom, Mars and Venus in Love, Mars...
...ability to break the mold doesn't surprise those who know Ashong...
...change within the houses is concerned, the impact of randomization varied across campus. Some sophomores complained that juniors, seniors and administrators of Adams House were unreceptive toward randomized students who did not fit what they considered the typical Adams mold...