Word: trend
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...cashed wisely. Many have claimed that the U.S. armed forces banks too much on overly complicated weapons systems that are prone to excessive cost overruns and might not work on the battle field the M-1 tank and the F-18 fighter plane are two examples of this trend. The current Pentagon's proclivity to avoid reality in its budgetary planning as evinced in the latest inflation numbers scam can only exacerbate this tendency...
...Shultz put it: "The progress of democracy is a very important development." Long criticized for being too sympathetic to military regimes in the southern part of the hemisphere, the Administration sees the trend as a vindication of its strategy of behind-the-scenes pressure, rather than confrontation, in pursuing democratic aims...
...deal continues a trend that accelerated last year when Republic Steel and Jones & Laughlin, a subsidiary of LTV, agreed to combine. While both mergers must still be cleared by the Justice Department, their approval is expected...
Edwin O. Reischauer, University Professor Emeritus and Honorary Director of the Japan Institute, said that after a period of expansion in the 50's, interest in East Asian studies began to slack off a decade ago. He added that the trend has begun to reverse in the last few years...
...mergers in the U.S. was reported last year by Chicago-based W.T. Grimm & Co. That was a nine-year high. "We usually don't like to make predictions," says Grimm's research director, Tomislava Simic. "But I think you can expect to see the trend continue." That alarms some economists and politicians, who contend that takeovers are wasteful and dangerously concentrate corporate power. But many businessmen answer that under current conditions it often makes more financial sense to buy an existing company than to start...