Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...however, is how the politicians in power interpret the sentiments expressed by voters on Nov. 2, and how those millions of often clashing voices translate into calls for specific courses of governmental action. Last week there was an emerging consensus among leading politicians, based as much on intuition as solid evidence, about what a majority of voters want...
...desert shot so fresh and grand and has integrated this environment into the plot, rather than using it as a mere backdrop. Numerous close-up shots of the desert zoom in on the gritty textures of the ground and the animal life. Thus, Schepisi places humans somewhere between the solid ground and the expanses, and similarly between their actions and the vast myths surrounding them...
...interview with Time Inc. Editor in Chief Henry Anatole Grunwald and TIME Bonn Bureau Chief Roland Flamini last week, his first interview with a U.S. publication since taking office, Kohl spoke of his strong personal commitment to the Atlantic Alliance and of the need for a solid defense posture toward Moscow. Excerpts...
...best way to get transponder prices down is to increase the supply of satellites. More are on the way. NASA is coming under competitive pressure for launching services from the eleven-nation European Space Agency's Ariane project, which is booked solid for launches beginning late next year and running through 1985. Meanwhile, a no-frills private-enterprise launching service, Space Services Inc., successfully tested a launch rocket last summer at Matagorda Island, Texas. The prototype rocket, dubbed Conestoga I, was built in part from spare NASA assemblies, including the motor from a solid-fuel Minuteman missile. The firm...
...well as Procter & Gamble in consumer goods; Digital Equipment, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Emerson Electric in high technology; Delta Air Lines and McDonald's in services; and Caterpillar, Dana and 3M in a catchall category called "general industrial." Those companies were singled out not only because of their solid financial performance over the long haul (20 years or more) but also because of other qualities, especially the ability to innovate. The excellent companies, say the authors, "fawn" on their customers and learn from them. The best managers value action above all else, a spirit...