Word: turnarounds
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...Absolutely there was a turnaround there," says Debra McManus, co-chair of Cambridge Citizens or Livable Neighborhoods (CCLN), a citywide group that advocates tighter control on new development. "I'd say there was a 180-degree turnaround...
...Hoffman adds that she foresees another turnaround on the part of the council if the conflict intensifies or escalates. "Peace is really the only realistic option here," Hoffman says. "You'll see in three or four weeks the City Council passing a very different kind of resolution...
...press conference afterward, George Bush called the outcome in Congress "a clear signal that Iraq cannot scorn the Jan. 15 deadline." The votes also represented a tactical victory for Bush and a stunning turnaround of congressional sentiment. When the newly elected 102nd Congress assembled in Washington on Jan. 3, few lawmakers believed a majority could be found in either chamber favoring a quick resort to force. What seemed to be shaping up instead was a tug-of-war with the President over Congress's constitutional right to declare war. For months Bush had avoided seeking congressional approval of his gulf...
...turnaround began in the early 1980s, when a combination of increased military pay and economic recession made joining the armed forces an attractive option again for high school graduates. The Army also woke up to the importance of its educational benefits, which it increased after years of decline, and stepped up its advertising. By last year the percentage of Army recruits who were high school graduates had increased to about 94%, compared with a 75% graduation rate among Americans generally. But college-educated men and women and those from higher-income families are still sharply underrepresented...
...commitment to changes as bold as Saturn's represents a major turnaround in the thinking of corporate America. A report issued last year by the Council on Competitiveness, a group of scholars and industrialists, concluded that U.S. industry had declined in the past two decades because "top U.S. managers , began to focus on marketing and finance at the expense of manufacturing and, as a result, failed to manage the investments in worker skills, plant and equipment necessary for a strong manufacturing capability." The council noted that Japanese manufacturers "spend two-thirds of their R. and D. budgets on process innovations...