Word: whole
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...their research procedures to allow for increased VTR recording and hence delayed viewing. In any event, home use of VTRs has passed the point of no return. As U.C.L.A. law school's Melville Nimmer, an authority on copyright, points out, "It's fundamentally a part of the whole technological revolution. The old copyright system of control at the source is breaking down. It's impossible to turn time back -or smash the machines...
...real risk of the tangibles scramble is the impact that it has on the economy as a whole. By encouraging an at titude of buy now before the price goes up, panicky consumers are making further and even steeper price increases virtually inevitable. Yet people are not about to change their attitudes until inflation itself is brought under effective control. If that does not happen, the nation may some day discover that "basket of currencies" does not mean merely francs, marks and yen but also, perhaps, bullion, baubles and condos...
Employers simply cannot hand out the kind of raises required to keep all their staffers fully abreast of 13%-plus inflation. Because taxes absorb part of any increase, a firm seeking just to keep "whole" an employee earning $15,000 or more must boost his pay by 16% to 19% this year alone. If high inflation persists, further raises would be necessary in subsequent years. Yet a company that gave increases of this size would not only be violating the Administration's 7% pay guideline but might also risk cleaning out its treasury...
ITHACA, N.Y.--Quarterbacks. Their importance in Ivy League football was demonstrated compellingly on Saturday. The whole circuit was looking for signalcallers in late August, and how each team solved or didn't solve the problem has largely determined the current standings. Dartmouth is the ultimate example, having returned a relatively high number of lettermen but losing the dynamic Buddy Teevens, it now fares an 0-3 record...
After Saturday's game, he said, "The game had a little extra for me, for the whole school. Harvard's the best school in the world, and it was fun to beat the best...