Word: tougher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only 2% of the consumers surveyed said they support the strikers' wage demands. Bolstered by the customer outrage, airlines have stuck to their offer of a 6% raise, but only if the pilots agree to increase their average monthly flying schedule from 31 hours to 55. In an even tougher example of the airlines' stance, they flatly turned down an offer by the pilots to suspend the strike temporarily during the Christmas season. But if the strike carries on, spoiled holiday plans may be the least of Australia's problems...
...quality in U.S. goods and services is a top national priority, the President maintained that companies like Xerox and Milliken are leading a comeback from the days when many American products were being shunned because of a well-deserved reputation for shoddiness. Said he: "No competitor gave them a tougher time than they gave themselves. Both of these manufacturing firms were well-established leaders in their markets, and yet both were being steadily squeezed out by the intensive foreign and domestic competition. And in the midst of this crisis, the men and women of these companies found within themselves...
...ignition of a stream of gas. But workers contended that the cloud was so dense that a valve must have been left open. In any case, the disaster dramatized the need for greater concern for safety by the chemical industry. Its lobbyists had persuaded the Bush Administration to remove tougher safety restrictions on such facilities from proposed legislation for renewing the Clean...
...different mix. After years of popular revolt, the Poles have installed a Solidarity-led government, but that new leadership is brushing up against its own lack of experience. Within the Sejm, Solidarity is having problems enforcing party discipline. Out in the provinces, the government is having an even tougher time persuading Communist officials to relinquish their privileges, let alone their posts...
Throw in the fact that Brown has played much better than a 1-6 team over the last five weeks, and Harvard Coach Joe Restic's second try at his 100th career victory looks even tougher. The Bruins jumped out to a 13-0 second-quarter lead against Rhode Island before succumbing, 18-13, and then almost upset Ivy powers Princeton (trailing, 20-15, in the third quarter, Brown eventually lost, 38-15) and Penn (32-30) on consecutive weeks...