Word: tiered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...likely to unleash a counterattack to protect his company. Crandall has a proprietary attitude, having crafted the airline's go-go expansion since he became company president in 1980. He invented the frequent-flyer program and instituted the first supersaver fares. To cut labor costs, Crandall introduced a two-tier wage system under which younger hires were paid less than veteran workers. "Crandall won't give up easily," says an industry hand. "He sees American as his company. Trump's bid is a slap in his face...
Outzs, who last year chaired the council's academics committee, said her greatest achievement was the production of a comprehensive report suggesting improvements in Harvard's advising system. She says that report was partly responsible for the recent decision by many houses to add a second tier of non-concentration advising...
When the Crimson set foot in Indiana's Bill Armstrong Stadium, it was confronted by cheerleaders (male and female), the Indiana Marching Band (100 strong), a three-tier press box and bleachers several stories higher than can be found at Ohiri Field...
...threaten the G.O.P. advantage in presidential years. "I don't think you'll see the Republican Party or the White House getting involved in all these state fights over it," says G.O.P. consultant Charles Black. "In a national election I would expect abortion to be one of the second-tier issues, not a top-tier burning...
Baker, chief of staff and later secretary of the treasury under Reagan, has little foreign policy experience and will probably rely on career bureacrats for guidance, Khong says. He adds that these experts at the "second tier" of the state department are moderate...