Word: spurs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tory government should move quickly to spur further denationalization as it has with the mammoth British Telecom--reorganize the stifling tax system to encourage competition and entreprencurism, and firm up relations with the Common Market and Europe, not to mention South America. Only if Thatcher adds bite to her bark will the electorate be able to judge her on her performance instead of her personality...
...biggest drawback to the new packaging is that it is not strong enough to be used for carbonated beverages because the pressure of carbonic gas would make the containers burst. Nonetheless, the popular new packs have helped spur renewed growth in U.S. consumption of fruit drinks, now rising by 3% to 5% per year...
Even Hatcher, who feuded with Gary's business community for three terms, has been trying to mend fences. He recently signed a tax abatement bill to spur investment in plants, land and equipment, and has unproved relations with U.S. Steel, which has announced that Gary will become the center of its steel operation. "I could be elected as many times as I want without the support of the business community, but I can't govern effectively without that support," Hatcher says...
...Government close example, loopholes that favor consumption over savings. If, for example, the Government eliminated the deductibility of interest on consumer loans except for mortgages, revenues would rise by an estimated $9.6 billion in 1986. McKie called for a $5-per-bbl. tax on imported oil. That would spur energy conservation and could cut the deficit by about $10 billion in 1986. McKie also said that Congress should consider a value added tax (VAT), a kind of national sales tax used by most West European countries. Basic foods and other essential goods could be exempted from the tax to minimize...
...seem like a jaunt through Central Park. "You can go off the curb or hit a pothole, and you don't even feel it," boasts Broderick. "It's like a Cadillac. It's the most expensive thing I ever bought, and I did it on the spur of the moment. I asked Elizabeth Franz, who plays my mother in the play, if I should buy it, and she said: 'Why not?' I really love it. It's built to last forever. Look! It's even got the name of the designer [Tim Neenan...