Word: outlooks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hatton has a lighter outlook on the mishaps. "It is a festive atmosphere, but the racing is pretty intense. There's not a lot of laughter while you're rowing, but there's a lot afterwards...
Consider for example, the entire concept of style and fashion which is today so central to the average person's sense of identity. During the second decade of this century the expansion of market relations into new spheres of social life generated major shifts in the cultural outlook for thousands of young Americans. This was the product of a deliberate attempt to equate consumption and the satisfaction of prefabricated desires with freedom and youthful rebellion, thereby facilitating the production of new conceptions of personal identity which were almost completely dependent upon the possession of status commodities. As cultural historian Stuart...
...first of these bills to come close to a vote, the textile measure is a kind of test case of protectionist sentiment. Present outlook: some version of it will sail through both chambers of Congress; after all, bipartisan majorities of both House and Senate have signed on as co-sponsors. Reagan will veto it, repeating dire warnings that U.S. protectionism could once again provoke foreign retaliation against what remains of American exports (which is plenty: the U.S. is still the world's biggest exporter by 27% over runner-up West Germany). Such retaliation is what happened after Congress passed...
...jobs to be filled in definite salary brackets. An OCS counselor can tell you an average starting salary for such a position. You may also wish to look over the Salary Survey, published by the College Placement Council, or look in the U.S. Government publication entitled The Occupational Outlook for College Graduates. Both are in the OCS/OCL library...
...economists were less certain about the direction of interest rates. The outlook is clouded by the other huge deficit that has been bedeviling the economy: the $200 billion federal budget shortfall. Although that ominous gap tends to push interest rates higher, the relatively weak economy has resulted in less demand for credit. The board was divided over which way rates are headed in the next six months. Some members felt they are likely to fall slightly, while others expected them to edge...