Word: restraints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...David and Mary Aloian are responsible for the nearest thing to a frat party legally possible, Cola, pizza, quiche, dips, chips, and yes, even sherry feed the Quincy elite in the Master's penthouse. The Quincy affairs are as crowded as Lowell Houses, but lack the aura of social restraint caused by the presence of time china and tea services. The only thing missing is a 500 wall stereo blaring "Psycho Killer...
...some Palestinian Arabs as the most thorough examination of Israel's land policies in the West Bank. But the official government reaction to the report, which was based largely on public documents, was that it contained nothing really new. Still, there are signs that the Israelis now favor more restraint in the West Bank. In a poll last week, 52% of Israelis questioned said that they opposed the establishment of more settlements there...
Beyond that, the Japanese point out, the U.S. is not entirely free of protectionist reflexes. Besides negotiating the "voluntary" restraint on cars, the Reagan Administration has imposed a 25% import duty on Japanese small trucks. As for the allegedly aggressive takeover of U.S. consumer markets, Yardeni admits succinctly, "Part of the problem is that the Japanese make awfully good products." Also, U.S. businessmen bring a few cultural barriers of their own to the bargaining, starting with their reluctance to become fluent in the language of their prospective clients. Jokes an official of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo...
...York Times Times bestseller list has taken its toll on America's favorite baseball guru and shackled him with a little more restraint, don't worry: there's plenty left here that's fresh and invigorating...
Even when the Japanese seem to give in to American wishes, they still manage to come out winners. On March 31, the so-called voluntary-restraint agreement on shipments of Japanese automobiles to the U.S. will be lifted. The arrangement was begun by the Japanese four years ago to head off stringent measures by Congress to protect Detroit's then bleeding auto industry. Helped by the protection and by their own new efficiencies, Detroit's automakers have revived, earning profits of $9.8 billion in 1984. One sign of prosperity: Ford Motor Co. last week distributed $360 million...