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...relative to the size of its economy, the U.S. since the mid-1960s has invested only three-quarters as much as the West Germans and one-half as much as the Japanese in expanding and modernizing its factories and machines. Just to keep them up to date and to sharpen U.S. competitiveness in world markets, the President's Council of Economic Advisers projected in 1975, the U.S. would have to spend 12% of its national wealth on capital investment every year through 1979. Private economists have put the necessary figure as high as 16%. The nation has not even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: America's Capital Opportunity | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

Discussing his course, Matthews said, "We give the student readings in ethics-as-a-discipline as well as a number of case studies which have ethical, moral, and social responsibility dimensions. The course will not give you answers, but it will sharpen the definition of the problem and one's thinking of the problem...

Author: By Cecily Deegan and Stephen R. Latham, S | Title: The B-School vs. The Wall Street Journal | 3/1/1979 | See Source »

Even for those fortunate enough not to have to worry about meeting championship time standards, this weekend's meets provide some final opportunities to sharpen skills for the upcoming effort to unseat Princeton as Eastern Champions two weeks hence...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Swimmers To Battle Johns Hopkins, U. Penn | 2/16/1979 | See Source »

...slip into your Jofa helmet and sharpen your Koho stick. Face-off time is nigh approaching. At the Forum, Roget Doucet is singing "Oh, Canada," and we can hear him. Screw the blue books, it's blue line time. The referee is an Islander fan, but any hockey esoterica is fair game...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Watch Out: One More (Stanley Cup) Final to Go | 1/24/1979 | See Source »

...such a cut contrasts dramatically with a tune like "Have I Been Away Too Long." The song is a showcase for Daryl Hall's free-wheeling, bluesy vocal style. He scales to ear-shattering highs and teams with John Oates for swirling harmonies that sharpen the tonal disparity between their voices. It's a fine song reminiscent of many earlier Daryl Hall tunes, but it probably will be disliked by many listeners because of its loose sound...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Potpourri on the Ledge | 10/18/1978 | See Source »

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