Word: switch
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...turns up for work at a garment factory overlooking the U.S. embassy. She may not be making this commute much longer. Like most of Bangladesh's 1.8 million textile workers, she has heard rumors that the American and European companies that currently buy clothes from her country will switch to Chinese manufacturers next year?leading to closures of garment factories in Dhaka. The zero-sum math of globalization makes little sense to one of its victims. "I know that everything in Dhaka's markets is made in China," Begum says. "But how can the Chinese make clothes more cheaply than...
Some customers remain skeptical that the collectors will be able to make the switch to the other side of the window...
Reid decided to make the switch to lightweight after his freshman year. He weighs in at around 169 pounds right now, which puts him on the cusp for both teams, but he feels that he can make a much bigger contribution to the lightweight team than he ever could as a heavyweight...
Upon hearing about the switch, Bo Meng ’06 rushed to try an everything bagel and said he was pleased with the product. “This is exceedingly moist and delicious, especially compared to the dry crusty bagels of yesteryear,” he said...
...virtual lock that the magic price point--at which flat-panel TVs switch from being a status symbol of the rich and hip to an everyday feature in American living rooms--will be reached in the near future. That's because the Asian consumer-electronics companies that dominate the flat-panel industry are building too many factories too fast. A glut is in the offing, and while prices have already been falling, more rapid declines are expected. Consulting firm iSuppli Corp. estimates that a 37-in. LCD TV that now retails for more than $4,000 will cost half...