Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hawaii Seafood Magnate Richard Fowler did not hesitate when a Japanese company offered him $21 million two months ago for his Honolulu mansion. Naturally, he took it. The house was assessed two years ago at $2.6 million. Aided by the sharp decline of the dollar against the yen, the Japanese have spent some $3 billion for Hawaiian real estate in the past two years, more than all foreign investment in the state between...
...sharp contrast with such assertiveness, a sense of defeatism permeates parts of Hunan. "When it comes to running businesses," concedes the province's vice governor, Yang Huiquan, "we're not on a par with people in the coastal areas." To a large degree, central planners still require Hunan's state farms to grow grain instead of cash crops. Yang would like Hunan and its 56 million people to imitate Guangdong. He is even seeking investment from the neighboring province. But the desire for prosperity does not seem as deeply rooted in Hunan as in Guangdong, particularly among older people. "Social...
...were close," Fish added "but we weren't sharp enough to beat them. It was a tough one to lose. I couldn't have been more pleased by the way the guys competed...
Topps has the second-best set of cards this year, even though their backs are unimpressive and their photos often aren't as sharp as Fleer's. Topps' front is traditional enough to enlist my nostalgia, and though the overall effect is to make the card look like the cover of a cheap sports magazine, at least the player, and not the background, is the center of attention. They're not as good as last year's Topps, but all of this year's crop of cards is generally weaker...
Score, the new kids on the diamond, are the best this year. Their front design is plain, though the background color is either flourescent blue, green, purple, yellow, or red. Every card has a sharp action photo on the front and a color head photo on the back. The effect is amazing...