Word: regains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like an aging beauty trying to regain her charm with another facelift, Sears, Roebuck & Co. is struggling to recover its longtime merchandising prowess. After flirting with fashion and trying to outdiscount the discounters, the nation's largest retailer (1979 sales: $17.5 billion) is returning to its tried and true, highly successful selling formula: aiming straight for the charge accounts of America's middle class. The artist picked to give Sears its beautiful new visage is Edward Brennan, 46, who was installed earlier this month as the second youngest president in the firm's 94-year history...
...Wampanoags, located primarily on Cape Cod, are seeking recognition from the federal government and are currently attempting to regain control of their ancestral lands, Frank Ryan, president of the tribe, said yesterday...
Third singles produced the first loss of the afternoon for the Crimson. Captain Meg Meyer suffered a first set lapse, losing 6-3, and could not regain her winning edge. Battling back from the deficit, Meyer came close but fell 7-5 for the first Brown...
...those who eventually regain their employment through the NLRB and the courts, whatever justice the system has provided--already eclipsed by the sheer length of the process--scarcely compensates for the economic, psychological and social damage the employee suffers...
...defensive in a dangerous world. For Jimmy Carter, that impression could be politically fatal. One reason he is slipping in the polls and stumbling in the primaries is the economy, but another is that the Administration so often seems to be dithering in its effort to regain control over events abroad. Yet his rivals offer very few alternative solutions. TIME Diplomatic Correspondent Strobe Talbott sent this assessment...