Word: tight
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...officials originally promised for last December, has still not been released. Richard Ogden, assistant audit director in HEW's regional office, refuses to comment about the content of the agency's charges, saying only that the final report will be ready sometime this December. Federal officials are even more tight-lipped about the investigation...
...Tigers had a .581 winning percentage in overall men's competition to edge out four close rivals--Cornell (.570), Pennsylvania (.564), Harvard (.562) and Columbia (.560). In women's action, Princeton edged out Yale in a tight two-way battle, posting a .649 winning percentage, while the Elis finished at .647. Princeton has held the top spot in men's sports for four straight years and in women's play...
Fast sales from a big tease and a tight squeeze...
...week stock boy, and brought his brothers over in 1966. They opened a jeans store in Brooklyn. The brothers worked hard, branched out, saved up $300,000 and determined to get richer by manufacturing the better blue jean. Ralph, 35, styled a tight-fitting jean with pocket stitching that was to be made under contract in Hong Kong, and Avi, 33, set up a distribution system. Early last year Joseph offered high pay to hire the best salesmen that he could find, and they went out to flog the line. Once they got $1 million in orders, bankers gave...
Even for a man of Ludwig's wealth, the Jari project can be a drain. His executives believe that funding for the project is catch as catch can. When Ludwig has surplus funds from his many ventures, he pours them into Jari. When his cash flow is tight-a situation that even a billionaire occasionally encounters-everybody is told to start saving paper clips...