Word: signal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...transmissions across the globe and tell time from the watches of Soviet citizens, but these capabilities don't make them excited about space itself. People may find the end-results of satellite technology--such as additional TV stations--exciting, but they aren't really interested in how the signal reached them. The idea that we depend on space for these innovations is lost...
...discounts the voices of those who voted for the union, but were scared to sign a union card before the election. It excludes union supporters who came to work at Harvard after the union was voted in. It is a slap in the face to 'no' votes, a signal that their voieces will not be heard. The informal transitional meetings are the first chance the newly unionized workers will get to tell the administration about their goals, and although no official decisions will be made at the meetings, letting only some of the workers participate is setting a dangerous precedent...
...mine detector picked up a signal between two stones at the southwest corner. Harry Truman ruled against disturbing the ghost. Two years ago, Scouten tried a radar device and got an image in the same place. Among other decisions for George Bush will be whether to lift out that fragment of history and raise a few more glasses to the grand old home...
...moment, Bush must at least signal that he recognizes his budget dilemma. He will probably name the rest of his economic team before departing for his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Me., for Thanksgiving weekend. The biggest question is whether former Reagan Treasury official and Baker protege Richard Darman will be named to head the Office of Management and Budget. A respected investment banker, Darman at OMB would please the markets, but he might seem too independent to meet Bush's exacting standards of loyalty...
...scheduled to name two members to the bipartisan National Economic Commission, which is seeking ways to balance the budget. Although he scorned the committee during the campaign as a stalking horse for a tax increase, he could encourage its work by appointing pragmatists rather than supply-side theorists. Another signal to the markets might come from Bush's choice of a Defense Secretary, since he must decide whether he wants a skilled politician or a disciplined manager. Among the finalists: former Texas Senator John Tower, who has strong ties to defense contractors, and Paul O'Neill, chief executive of Alcoa...