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...only did the game put another slash in the "W" column for Harvard, but it allowed them to regain confidence...
Over the past several years, Harvard has sought to justify its tuition hikes with the argument that they have had to take on more of a burden because of the Reagan Administration's attempts to slash federal funds for higher education. However, Congress has never agreed to these cuts in the past and, in fact, is about to approve an education budget granting record amounts for student aid and for scientific research...
...wonder many store managers are forced to slash prices relentlessly. One private study indicates that 70% of all department-store sales are generated by price markdowns. Retailers generally like to sell merchandise for 40% more than its wholesale cost, but these days the margin has shrunk below 20% for many items. Says William Panschar, a professor of marketing at Indiana University: "I can't walk into a department store anywhere in the country and not feel that it's sale time all the time...
...sustaining lasting injury. Even at half-speed, Harvard was the better team, which it showed near game's end when it orchistrated a series of pretty plays over the middle, three of them going for goals. But, ideally, a game like yesterday's serves a purpose beyond putting a slash in the win column...
...ballooning federal deficit must be brought under control to restore confidence in the markets and to ensure our economic future, argues Former Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson and a host of corporate moguls and other well-heeled supporters in their purportedly bipartisan, equitable plan to slash the deficit and pay for the fiscal excesses of the Reagan...