Word: signal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...announcement on Sept. 18 of an American Airlines fare increase. Within several days, eight other carriers, including United and TWA, followed suit. The airlines deny the possibility of collusion, insisting that fare decisions are made independently. But critics charge that the carriers use their sophisticated computerized reservation systems to signal pricing intentions to rivals...
...stay in baseball, I may never have to grow up." The same goes for the fan, especially at long distance. Just checking S.P.B.A. stats in USA Today keeps the faithful in touch with the game's liturgy. To catch a Senior game on a remote radio signal -- to hear "Bobby Bonds now batting against Rollie Fingers" -- is to be time-warped into any fan's favorite baseball era: Back When...
...President Bush sent me a very significant and friendly letter in connection with both my election as head of state and the removal of travel restrictions. I consider this a signal for closer relations with the U.S. There are some issues that still need to be clarified...
...future of Germany." The presentation did surprise Western capitals in one regard: Kohl had consulted none of them -- not even Paris, London and Washington, which, together with Moscow, are empowered by the postwar settlement to determine the conditions of reunification. His decision not to consult was a shrewd signal to everyone -- including, again, West German voters -- that reunification is pre-eminently a matter for Germans to decide...
Jeffrey Wolcowitz, assistant dean for undergraduate education, said this week that Harvard "would want to give a clearer signal to [secondary] schools about what we think good preparation is and hope the schools will reform...