Word: basics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...learned that as a basic axiom of politics, you always solidify your base at the beginning of the campaign and then you move out to gain supporters in sympathetic groups," said Bruce Bolling, president of the Boston City Council and former state chairperson of the Jackson for President Campaign. "A campaign with an almost solitary emphasis on Reagan Democrats was a failed strategy...
...small Israeli company called Mepro is helping millions of women avoid the razor's edge. Mepro manufactures Epilady, a device that employs a rotating coil to grasp unwanted hair and pull it out at the root, leaving skin smooth for weeks. Introduced in 1986, Epilady (price for the basic model: $50) has already become a major Israeli export, with this year's worldwide retail sales expected to top $200 million. But the company faces competition from Smooth and Silky, a similar device launched this year by Remington Products...
...teenage runaway or more income for a worker trying to secure an apartment. Yet no matter what their other difficulties, the homeless share a simple problem: they need a place to live. The best response to homelessness is to build more housing. This wealthy nation should start with a basic policy: no American should have to sleep on the street...
...want the planes to be beautiful," he said, "totally renovated and as nice as any in the air." At the moment, argues Alan Taylor, an image consultant to 28 airlines, the shuttle lacks a sense of style. "In the Trump name there's a certain magic," he says. "This basic transportation product can borrow some of that luster, that halo of success...
Each company fills out a fact sheet about positions or training programs, location of employment, and required concentrations. Those are kept in a binder in the recruiting room. It may seem obvious, but you should have a basic knowledge of what your job involves. If you're interviewing for an investment banking firm, know what an investment analyst does and how she contributes to the company. You should also know such basic information about a company as: what its products are, where its offices are located, what subsidiaries it has, what its growth has been, and how it views...