Word: shake
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...management shake-up was orchestrated by retired Procter & Gamble chairman John Smale. In a break with company tradition, Smale became chairman of the important executive committee, a job previously reserved for inside directors. His elevation left many around Detroit wondering how long Stempel, 58, would be at the wheel. Last Thursday Smale attempted to ease Stempel's humiliation by vowing that the chairman retained the "full support and confidence" of the board in his efforts to improve GM's North American operations. That will be no small trick: analysts estimate that GM lost up to $400 million in the first...
...phenomenon familiar to Americans but less known to Britons. Right up to the photo finish, the gentlemanly, mild-mannered Major bested Labour leader Neil Kinnock in popularity polls by 10 points. Although Kinnock delivered a slick performance that outshone Major's on the campaign trail, he could not shake the widely held perception that he is a rather ruthless opportunist who -- Bill Clinton, take note -- is not entirely to be trusted. Polls indicated that if Labour's shadow chancellor, the brainy, witty John Smith, had been party leader, Labour would have won the election by a handy majority...
...sainted Franklin D. Roosevelt was often regarded in his day as a crafty politician promising something for everybody. But 1992 is the worst possible year to be called "Slick Willie" -- the nickname invented by opponents of Clinton in Arkansas that he detests but has never been able to shake...
With thousands of jobs at stake, industry leaders have launched a hard-sell campaign, dubbed U.S. Jobs Now, which features a slick video sent to Capitol Hill lawmakers. "We have a potential customer, and we're trying to make sure that customer gets a fair shake inside the U.S.," says John Capellupo, the president of McDonnell Aircraft. The contractors' argument is that if the U.S. turns down the deal, the Saudis will go to a European manufacturer. The Saudis have 96 F-15s, which they began acquiring in the early 1980s, but when the U.S. refused sales in mid-decade...
...think there's anyone running for President who can shake the country out of its domestic doldrums...