Word: shifting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Golda," no one who knows her is surprised at her egalitarian insistence, in the privacy of her home, of having her maid and chauffeur share her table, kibbutz-style. An opposition gibe that "all government decisions are cooked in Golda's kitchen" is obviously overbaked, but she does shift easily between home and state, breaking off from preparing a gefilte fish to salute an army courier or, as she did on one occasion, startling other guests by showing up with a cake for a party at the foreign ministry...
...Power Shift. As the crisis evaporated, West Germans had an opportunity to assess the significance of the presidential election. Though he edged out the Christian Democrats' candidate, Defense Minister Gerhard Schroder, by only six votes, Heinemann scored a symbolically important victory for the Socialists, who have been perennial runners-up in postwar German elections. The presidency is mainly a ceremonial office, but Heinemann's victory encouraged them to hope that they can do as well or better in next year's national elections...
...business philosopher, Miller argues that Textron and similar companies represent the tide of the future because they can shift capital in great amounts to where it can be most wisely used. He figures that this "mobility of capital" has an ultimate social purpose. "If this country allows itself to go the way of some European companies, where capital was kept deep in the sock," he says, "then we will never achieve full employment and raise the standard of living for the bottom third of our population." At the same time, he faults many conglomerates for expanding wildly by issuing huge...
Radcliffe night watchmen cost between $20 and $25 per eight-hour shift. Girls are in dormitories approximately 35 weeks of the year, which would mean between $5000 and $6000 per year per watchman. Harvard University Police Chief Tonis has said that the only way to have more police at Radcliffe would be to add new men to the existing 63-man force. Police salaries, including fringe benefits, are about $10,000 per year...
...Radcliffe added four night watchmen, bringing the ratio to one man per two brick dormitories, it would cost $20,000 to $40,000 each year. Increasing the police patrol to between five and seven men for one eight-hour shift would add another $20,000 to $50,000. Or the University Police could relocate some patrolmen now working in other areas rather than adding new ones to the force...