Word: upturns
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Detroit's Big Three -- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- clearly feel the competition. So far this year, the companies have sold a total of 4.9 million autos, a 3% decline from 1985. In the past few weeks Ford has engineered a sharp sales upturn, thanks partly to the sudden popularity of its futuristically styled Taurus and Sable vehicles. But GM has a troublesome surplus of more than 1 million unsold 1986-model cars and trucks. In a bid to shrink its swollen inventory, GM late last week postponed the roll-out of its 1987 models, from Sept...
Reaction from white moderates was more enthusiastic. Colin Eglin, leader of the opposition Progressive Federal Party, predicted an economic upturn for the country when it became "free from the restrictions of the past...and imbued with a new positive spirit...
...business leaders and Time Inc. journalists traveling through Asia on a Time-sponsored Newstour. Speaking calmly and firmly, Marcos called Western reports that he was near death "really exaggerated." But he made selective use of facts and figures to dismiss the concerns of U.S. analysts, blandly promising an imminent upturn in the Philippine economy and a decline in the strength of Communist insurgents. Marcos took refuge in dubious legal arguments to defend the 1973 constitution, tailored to legitimize the powers he had seized under martial law, and denied that he had used his authority to enrich a small circle...
...truth is that Peres is not at all averse to a government split-up, under the right circumstances. Encouraged by his peace efforts and an apparent upturn in the ravaged Israeli economy, the Labor leader is increasingly eager to face elections, especially since recent polls show his party well ahead of Likud, 38% to 24%. Whether or not there is a genuine start to peace talks between Israel and Jordan in the next few weeks or months, Peres will be sorely tempted to find a way to encourage his coalition partner to topple the government and force elections. Otherwise, under...
Student enrollments have shown a slight upturn in the past few years, but the student-faculty ratio remains low. Some departments complain that they have too few students to sustain their research and seminars, the Strauch Committee reported. In order to remedy the imbalance, the committee recommended an increase in student admissions...