Word: shifts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...later, the Michigan kid who liked to sketch concept cars on his Big Chief tablet suddenly finds himself the hottest automotive designer in America. As Chrysler's design chief he has been a major force in one of the most remarkable product turnarounds in the industry's history: a shift from what were considered some of the stodgiest cars of their era to some of the most curvaceous. His ascent began with two sports cars, the elegant, nimble and fast Dodge Stealth, and the implausibly overpowered V-10 road rocket known as the Viper, both of which bore...
...taken weeks or months to be resolved -- if ever. Some major topics: Saturn's no-nonsense pay- what's-on-the-sticker pricing; a leasing campaign specially aimed at the California market, a fast exit from profit-draining rental discounts. Even smaller requests get a speedy response. A third shift at a Canadian truck plant? Four engineers needed for a special project? Done...
...whether politicians can devise a framework that will satisfy the conflicting loyalties in the minority Catholic and majority Protestant communities. The British have said they will not stand in the way of a united Ireland should the majority of the people in the north one day agree to a shift in sovereignty. Dublin has pledged that it will respect the desires of the Protestant majority in the north to maintain its links with the United Kingdom as long as the aspiration for ultimate Irish unity is recognized. The devil will be in the details, and those have...
...Minnesota offered Northwest Airlines $840 million in assorted goodies for the privilege of hosting a giant aircraft maintenance center. Ypsilante, Mich. earned the dubious distinction of snagging a GM plant at the cost of $1.5 billion in incentives, only to see GM subsequently shutter the plant and shift production to Arlington, Tex., which offered a fresh round of relocation incentives...
...hospitals this week took what may be the first step toward consolidating the five main Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals, hoping to reduce costs and improve care. Further, officials see the merger as a shift toward becoming a primary care network that will allow them to better cope with what appear to be imminent changes in the American health care system...