Word: swinging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this point, the union-University record looked pretty balanced," said Business School labor expert Charles Heckscher. "With the judge's decision, public opinion takes a swing against the University, and now they are on the defensive...
Currently, Bok is deciding whether Harvard will appeal, and HUCTW has launched another campaign to swing public opinion against the University, by accusing them of trying to delay a support staff union...
President Reagan hailed "the true grit of George Bush and Dan Quayle" as he embarked on a week-long campaign swing aiming to help make sure the White House stays in Republican hands...
Because the union won the spring election by anarrow margin of less than one percent of the 3400support staff, swing votes--which are the easiestvotes to lose--were key to the victory. Laborexperts say that unions often lose strength duringlegal delays, because uncertain voters changetheir minds...
Young people in particular are finding more occasions that require some expertise on the dance floor; at the least, they want to be able to waltz at their weddings. Rubin's swing group plays at about 100 such receptions a year. "I ask 22- to 27-year-olds how much rock 'n' roll they want, and often they say, 'None.' They want to do the fox-trot and the lindy." For some it may turn out to be a professional necessity; young executives bring their husbands or wives to business dinners and find that they are both out of step...