Word: standings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Other anti-inflation measures stand a better chance. After the stunning success of airline deregulation, a coalition of Democrats and Republicans will try to remove the red tape that limits competition among railways and trucking lines. There also will be an attempt to reduce the blizzard of regulations from federal agencies that cost American business an estimated $150 billion a year...
...During all those years," says an Iranian official, trying to explain the Khomeini phenomenon, "you couldn't talk to anybody because you couldn't trust anybody. Khomeini was strong enough to say one thing and stand for one cause from the beginning. The people began to appreciate him, and now they glorify him. No one should rule out the possibility of chaos, but there is one element that makes me think that it can be avoided: our religion. This religion will keep people together in spite of the horrible things that have been done...
...curriculum with serious gaps. At most, it could be the beginning of a new era for the performing arts at Harvard, and a model for the teaching of drama at every school in this country. We risk little--a few productions a year in the Loeb--and stand to gain a whole lot. Let's drop our suspicions and embrace the possibilities...
...enlisted the aid of the Lazard Frères investment banking firm, and Lazard in turn engaged Joseph Flom, a lawyer famed for his skill in fighting long delaying actions against takeovers and thus an expert on how to counteract such tactics. American Express further arranged $700 million in stand-by credits from major banks. It obviously does not need the money, but might prefer to borrow for the takeover rather than cash in some high-yielding securities...
...future or not," Wallace told them, "so I'll just say so long for a while and God bless you." Earlier he had listened teary-eyed to words of tribute. "You might be sitting in that chair today, but to those of us who love you, you still stand and walk mighty tall," said Jamie Etheredge, mayor of Greenville. To be sure the fiery little politician left the corridors of power in style, the fans presented him with a black Lincoln Continental sedan...