Word: recoup
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...sales has turned it into a ward of the government, while Ford's and General Motors' record sales drops have left the two companies begging for help in protecting against a further Japanese on-slaught. Detroit has recently requested that the government help limit imports, so that it can recoup sales and build a base for developing new car lines to compete with its formidable opposition. In response, the Reagan administration has reported its willingness to consider negotiating "voluntary restrictions" with the Japanese to give the ailing U.S. automakers some breathing room and ample time to get their wheels rolling...
...folks at many S and Ls, though, that seems harsh. They say that their institutions will regroup and recoup, diversifying for the short term into other banking services, then re-emerging as mortgage lenders in a decade or so. Says Thomas Maley, chairman of Chicago Federal Savings and Loan: "Banks are impersonal, while we have loyalty, a solid customer base. Our survival will depend on our ability to adapt to change."A drop in interest rates would also help a great deal...
...industry argues that those who convert to gas can recoup their costs in one to five years and reap substantial savings thereafter...
...struggle to determine the next occupant of the Oval Office, be settled in just a few score unforgiving minutes of TV time? If either candidate makes a major mistake, there will be almost no opportunity left for him to recover, no second or third debate in which to recoup. With so many sharp differences between the two men on issues, personalities and styles of governing, should a potentially historic choice be made on the basis of which candidate flubs an answer or looks more presidential on a 17-inch screen...
...lightly raced through the spring, lying in wait for the favorites to falter. Among them was Temperence Hill. The Kentucky-bred bay colt had won the Arkansas Derby, then faltered in his final Triple Crown prep races and been returned to his home stable on the Belmont backstretch to recoup. Trainer Joe Cantey decided to test his horse in the Withers Stakes, one week after the Kentucky Derby, but the colt finished second and Temperence Hill's chances of running in the Preakness ended there...