Word: slowdowns
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...slowdown really surprised me," Harvard Coach Peter Roby said. "I'm really happy that we didn't lose our composure. We still have to learn that every possession is crucial. It's like a mental exercise, and this game helped us do that...
...Election Day drew near, currency traders grew bearish on the dollar, sending it to the 125-yen range. They blamed a slowdown in the U.S. economy, the surge last month in the trade-deficit figures and a concern that the next U.S. President will be unable to tackle the budget deficit...
...meeting with Reagan around December 7 would give the two sides another chance to narrow the gap on a treaty to reduce long-range nuclear weapons arsenals and to ease tensions caused by rebel attacks on Soviet troops in Afghanistan and a slowdown in the Red Army's withdrawal from the country...
...them, the Chevrolet Lumina, is known inside GM as a "Taurus killer." But inasmuch as four-door cars make up 75% of U.S. auto sales, analysts wonder why GM first came out with two-door models, then allowed production of the larger versions to languish during a slowdown in GM's capital spending. Says analyst Maryann Keller: "The person who made that decision had absolutely no comprehension of the car market...
EASY DOES IT, YOUNG MAN. Will Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, 68, eventually succeed Deng Xiaoping, 84, as China's leader? A recent spasm of economic unrest did not help his chances. Zhao reluctantly called for a slowdown in the pace of reform. But that decision is likely to slow his ascension. China's veteran military commanders will now wait to see if Zhao, once considered a shoo-in to succeed Deng, can put the economy back on course...