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McGovern (D-Lawrence) called this provision unique, saying it ties the budget more closely to the state economy. The recent downturn in the economy has shrunk state tax collections, exacerbating a budget deficit...
...rode subways to his court appearances as a co-defendant in the Imelda Marcos trial, and his billions have shrunk to mere millions, if that. But after acquittal, the Saudi financier rose from the ashes and flew to Houston to announce formation of a new oil venture. Its name? Phoenix...
That was an artful dodge. The question pertained not to any current debate going on in Germany but to a dilemma that could arise years from now. By then the U.S.S.R. may have shrunk and changed its name, but it will doubtless still be a large country armed with far too many weapons of mass destruction for the comfort of its neighbors...
Another reason for the energetic revival of libraries is that as city budgets have shrunk, library administrators and staffers have become more aggressive advocates. Once satisfied to stamp books and shush noisy patrons, librarians now write grant proposals, chat up community leaders and campaign for bond issues. Image is important. In 1988 the Public Library Association named its first ever marketing director in an effort to improve "customer" relations. "We're mobilizing our constituency," explains P.L.A. president Sarah Long. "We're targeting areas for special services...
...clerical and technical workers won the right to a union after 17 years of organizing, defeating the Harvard administration's often-intense campaign against them. Harvard severed ties with the nine all-male final clubs when they refused to admit women in 1984. University investments in South Africa have shrunk dramatically, even if Harvard has never made the moral statement of total divestment for which so many student and alumni activists have lobbied...