Word: softener
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...only has to win, he has to beat the percentages to leave New England with any self-respect, especially if Carter beats him by more than a 10-per-cent spread in New Hampshire. With Georgia and Florida only a week later, it will be almost impossible to soften the direct comparisons of Carter's and Kennedy's support on their own playing fields. But chief Kennedy pollster Gary R. Orren, former associate professor but the result of steady organizational work." Kennedy and Brown campus organizations began earlier than Carter's and have picked up support from previously uncommited anti...
...been necessary (see box). When the market did open, grain prices fell as much as the daily limit permitted, but by the weekend they appeared to be stabilizing. Still, Carter's critics charged that the embargo would severely damage the U.S. balance of trade, and that his efforts to soften the blow would seriously increase the inflationary budget deficit...
...consumption of gasoline still further, of course, but the inflationary impact will quickly spread throughout the whole economy, since crude oil price increases affect not just automotive fuel but all petroleum products. Enacting a gasoline tax would not only slow consumption while providing less inflationary pain, but would also soften the impact on the economy of future cartel price increases because less foreign oil would be entering...
...further than Fed Chairman Volcker: "I would also have announced some major curtailments of federal subsidy programs for credit, such as programs to subsidize mortgages and student loans." He predicts that the chairman will stick to his stern policy: "Volcker is a tough guy, although pressures on him to soften his position are likely to mount...
...hard selling could soften future markets. The company will launch its 1980 models on Oct. 12, and there is always the danger that the drummed-up demand now could take away from sales of the new cars. Also, the discounts being offered to buyers and dealers are so large that profit margins on each sale are small...