Word: turn
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...increase real wages on a sustainable basis is to increase productivity. Artificially and arbitrarily increasing the guards' wages is simply a transaction to transfer wealth from Harvard to its employees, thereby taking away the University's power to reinvest in new long-term capital goods, which in turn, could increase the productivity of Harvard in order to increase the real wages on a sustainable basis. Some might find the argument unconvincing simply because the concept of productivity is vague...
...increase real wages on a sustainable basis is to increase productivity. Artificially and arbitrarily increasing the guards' wages is simply a transaction to transfer wealth from Harvard to its employees, thereby taking away the University's power to reinvest in new long-term capital goods, which in turn, could increase the productivity of Harvard in order to increase the real wages on a sustainable basis. Some might find the argument unconvincing simply because the concept of productivity is vague...
...response has been incredible," Raman said. "We actually had to turn people down...
...response has been incredible," Raman said. "We actually had to turn people down...
...problem for allied planners is that they are under strict orders to avoid "collateral damage"--the famous euphemism that means killing civilians or blowing up things you aren't aiming at. Much of that restraint has political roots: public opinion in NATO countries, tepid at best, could turn if the evening news starts delivering pictures of dead and maimed innocents. A TIME/CNN poll last week indicated less than massive support in the U.S., with 44% of respondents approving the air strikes. Another 40% disapproved. Asked if the U.S. has a moral imperative to stop Serb actions in Kosovo, 50% said...