Word: prospectively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Pickens and his partners also did very well in such deals. Gulf and Cities Service, alarmed at the prospect of a takeover by him, sold out to other buyers at a higher price and thus increased the value of Pickens' stock. Result: he earned huge profits but never took over those companies. Last year Pickens and friends made $760 million through their run at Gulf, which was eventually taken over by Chevron...
...called Star Wars plan calls for the development of space shields and weapons to destroy oncoming missiles and enemy satellites--an intergalatic Maginot Line that would, in theory, render an opponent's arsenal impotent. The prospect of militarizing space was sufficiently jarring to bring the Soviets back to the table after they stormed out of talks more than a year ago. The Administration, though, insists, at least officially, that it is determined to press forward with its plans regardless of negotiations...
...multinational firm: "In the '60s, we felt like this wasn't our country. It was taken over by bad people. Now we realize that it's our country too." In the '80s, the yuppies are starting to take over. They will become the ruling elite of America, a prospect that now gives them spirit, that makes many of them optimistic and hard driving. Reagan took the yuppie vote from Mondale...
...unsettled country for security and continuity. Constantly sounding the theme of national unity, the unassuming former Indian Airlines pilot faithfully hewed to the creed of democratic socialism propounded by his grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and perpetuated by his mother. But while providing a sense of national stability, he offered the prospect of a modern new face for his country. "If it's a landslide," he said not long before the election, "we would have to interpret that as a mandate for change." Buoyed by his victory, the businesslike Gandhi is expected to set about his ambitious goal of liberating India from...
...Conn. Flags were flying at half-mast; Christmas parties had been canceled. "Nobody is feeling very festive around here," said a company official. Indeed, the survivors of the tragedy and those being accused of responsibility for it were distinctly hard pressed last week. Both groups remained haunted by the prospect of delayed repercussions: the 200,000 residents of Bhopal who had inhaled the gas faced lingering fears and possible long-term medical effects, while Union Carbide had to face the complex financial and legal fallout from the disaster. Even as the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation set into motion...