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...workers can shirk their duties without fear of dismissal or reductions in pay. Their jobs are assigned, often regardless of ability or skill; indeed, most aspects of their careers are controlled by their bosses. "Because of these practices," says Qingdao Mayor Guo Songnian, "workers are slouchy and enterprises are sluggish. The job-contract system aims gradually but substantially to solve this problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Free to Quit | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

...Captain Wendy Zeeben, Electa Sevier and Laurie Hauber each pitched in with second-half goals yesterday, after the Crimson rolled off 1-95 and played what Scalise tabbed a very sluggish first stanza...

Author: By Arthur Rublin, | Title: Friars Bow to Unbeaten Women Booters | 10/1/1986 | See Source »

...reason the TIME economists are not predicting a recession is that the employment picture has improved, even in the face of sluggish growth. In August the U.S. jobless rate fell from 6.9% to 6.8%. It was the third successive monthly decline, and it brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level since January. The economists expect the jobless rate to hover around 6.7% through the end of 1987, far below the 9.7% peak reached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Set for a Second Wind | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...Sluggish," Crimson Coach Bob Scalise said of his team's performance in the scoreless first half, "not too much energy...

Author: By Vadim Nikitine, | Title: Crimson Shuts Down Punchless Wildcats, 3-0; Women Booters Boost Record to 3-0 on Season | 9/25/1986 | See Source »

...eastern Washington are typically rugged farmers, loggers and miners who work hard for a living. But if Washington Water Power, the region's main utility, has its way, some of them may be turning into laid-back sybarites, luxuriating their leisure hours away in hot tubs. The area's sluggish economy has led to a slump in electricity usage, so W.W.P. is trying to boost energy consumption by offering customers $250 in cash toward the purchase of a new hot tub. Utility officials say that each tub uses about 5,200 kW-h per year, roughly equivalent to the amount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airlines: Delta's Ticket to the West | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

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