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...slack jaw with the triangular splayed teeth, then the dark eye, impenetrable and empty as the eye of God . . . a silent thing of merciless serenity...
Women, the other new militants, are not faring nearly so well in the slack job market. A few companies have made special efforts to hire them in management jobs, but as one corporation recruiter put it: "Blacks are still on the upswing, but women have slowed down...
...many people, the theater's backward look is not only normal but necessary, at a time when Broadway is constantly worried about its fifth season ?slack. Says Veteran Director George Abbott, who worked with Sondheim on Forum: "It's so difficult to get to the Broadway theater, plus there is the cost of eating dinner out and the fear of being mugged. People have to believe they're going to see something priceless." What better show, then, than one already granted a squeal of approval? What happier tense than the past perfect? Furthermore, notes Nanette's Ruby Keeler, "people...
...Enough Slack. Business is gradually getting better, and there is much question about whether the current economic expansion will start a fresh round of inflation. The President's Council of Economic Advisers figures that there is still enough slack in demand and production to prevent prices and interest rates from jumping sharply (although short-term rates have hit bottom and have risen a bit lately). Thus, the Administration remains opposed to framing a firm incomes policy, which would include wage-price guidelines. It also has not developed a policy to deal with a major event that will significantly influence...
...quarter's steel production was merely the result of hedge buying by customers against the likelihood of a strike in August. General Motors, for example, is building a 90-day steel supply, compared with its normal 30-day stockpile. Steel customers are thus creating a built-in slack for the industry later in the year, whether or not it is actually hit by a walkout...