Word: tightenings
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What we're talking about is an economy-wide mood swing. Businesses in lots of industries shed jobs. Consumers tighten their belts. Banks curtail lending. And then, usually within 12 months, things bottom out and start heading upward again. It's a temporary, cyclical phenomenon--not to be confused with long-term trends like the rise of China and India, the growth in income inequality and the decline of the TV sitcom...
...impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system-beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...company has also been buffeted by external winds. India's currency has appreciated 12% against the dollar this year, hitting profits, and the subprime-mortgage crisis is forcing U.S. banks, among Infosys' biggest customers, to tighten their belts. Infosys has handled those problems by increasing salaries, boosting currency hedging and shifting its focus slightly to Europe and developing markets like South America...
Despite his role in hastening the collapse of the Soviet Union and bringing democracy to Russia, Gorbachev has emerged as a sometimes-ambivalent supporter of Putin’s largely successful effort in recent years to tighten his grip over Russian politics and assert his power on the global stage. The pro-Putin United Russia party is expected to win by a wide margin on Sunday, in large part because opposition parties have been prevented from participating in the election...
While stretching may tighten tired faces, dermatologists warn that good form is key. "If someone were doing a bizarre contortion, they could spasm. They might actually cause permanent damage," says Dr. Min-Wei Christine Lee, director of the East Bay Laser and Skincare Center in Walnut Creek, Calif. "But [facial yoga] could help train muscles not to go into those worry lines...