Word: outlook
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...coordinate his thoughts on the task at hand, but, above all, it teaches him the exact methods by which the big firms carry on their work in each branch of the business. It also gives him a wider grasp and knowledge of the whole field, and a broader outlook on the work in which he is not materially interested, than that of a man who immediately enters business and sticks to his own particular branch. The training is especially important for those wishing to enter the executive department, who need more of actual instruction...
Negotiations to effect an amicable settlement with the Egyptian government began. The mediator on behalf of Lady Carnarvon and Howard Carter is Dr. James Breasted, American archeologist. The outlook is not encouraging...
...however, always important to remember that by this time annual statements for 1923 are practically ancient history. They indicate whether the given company has a strong or weak cash position, but they give little hint as to present operations or future outlook. While sentiment is divided between optimism and pessimism, the perusal of these statements is valuable in gaining perspective; they cannot and do not furnish much of a basis for future predictions...
...plans for the coming season are not complete as yet. Coach Fisher, in commenting on the outlook, said that practice would probably begin immediately after the spring recess and continue for about three weeks. Near the end of the practice the customary contests in drop-kicking and punting and scrimmages will very likely be held...
...decline in the stockmarket, while due to professional causes, has occasioned many second thoughts in the financial district, and the tendency is to take a not too rosy view of the business outlook. This may be due to the old habit of letting the stock ticker regulate one's optimism, or it may be rather more fundamental than that...