Word: sparking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mainly the contrasting images that provided the most indelible opening-week impressions: Reagan on a roll, Mondale limping along in search of the spark he so desperately needs in order to save his come-from-behind campaign. Though Reagan's lead in the polls, usually about 15 points, did not in itself seem insurmountable, there is a growing feeling among political insiders and pundits that unless Mondale finds a way of personally catching fire with voters, he is heading for political disaster...
...retail politician, familiar with the back room and able to appeal to interest groups by intimately understanding their issues and voicing their concerns. After two long and exhausting years campaigning for the presidency, Mondale still has not shaped an overarching theme or articulated an inspiring vision that could spark zeal among those who agree with him on specific issues. With only eight weeks left before the election, he must soon begin kindling some fires...
...spark for the sale came last November; Dwight L. Stuart, 59, left his post as Carnation president, reportedly after a falling-out with Chairman H. Everett Olson, 77. Stuart, who controls as much as 20% of the firm, then decided to start unloading his stock. Rumors began spreading on Wall Street that Carnation was for sale, and by late July, Nestlé Managing Director Helmut Maucher came along with a friendly takeover offer. Meanwhile, investors ran up the price of Carnation stock from about 65 in July to 75½ by the time the deal was announced...
...Sears was more like a far-flung feudal kingdom than a smooth-running company. Store managers ordered goods in a haphazard way and sometimes ignored merchandising strategies planned at headquarters. Telling cut costs and raised sales by imposing discipline and direction from the Sears Tower in Chicago. To add spark to the company, he eased out complacent old-line executives and appointed younger, fresher lieutenants to key positions. Says Telling: "It was very lonely. What I did had to be done, but I knew I wouldn't be very popular...
...fine print of the 751-page 1984 Deficit Reduction Act is a fundamental change in the way the tax code treats foreigners who invest in the U.S. The measure could attract more money from overseas, which would help finance the U.S. budget deficit, hold down interest rates and perhaps spark a boom in the stock and bond markets. Indeed, the rally seemed to have already started last week...