Word: strike
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only change to proposal budget figures came from a motion by Coffey to strike $400 the council had set aside for internal social events...
Japanese baseball was enjoying a planned, non-strike-related hiatus last week as the Yomiuri Giants and Seibu Lions prepared to meet in the Japan Series. Nevertheless, there was plenty of action off the field...
...today. Even those not eager to deal with Iraq would want to give the new guy a chance. Then, if he turned out like Saddam, he'd use the money he'd get when the oil flowed again to rebuild Iraq's forces, and sooner or later he'd strike out too. You might be able to modulate the behavior of someone new, and it might be worth the chance, but it'd be a big risk...
...professional athletes -- when they are not on strike or locked out -- and their adoring fans, there is nothing so exultant, as the chant of "We're No. 1!" American business executives are getting somewhat the same feeling. Finally, finally, they are beating their Japanese, German, South Korean, Taiwanese, name-the-country rivals -- and in products like autos, machine tools and computer chips, where a few years ago they were being trounced. The U.S. firms are not only turning back an import invasion of American markets but also triumphing in so-called third-country export markets and even swiping some sales...
There will always be representatives and senators willing to further undercut the public's perception of Washington. Newt Gingrich, the number-two House Republican, has tried for years to strike down a Democratic House. As long as someone sees a benefit in doing so, the law of politics--myopic as it is--will provide an actor to play the role...