Word: basing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...discussed the proposal with administrators because it hopes to first build a strong base of support among students, Willey said. She said the group will petition in dining halls over the next few weeks in order to rally student support for the proposition...
...that is almost a given -- but that lingering computer anxiety in the buying public will make it harder for firms to recoup their investments in high-tech equipment and services. Banks and brokerage houses live in fear that one or two well-publicized computer failures will alienate their customer base, triggering mass defections to their competitors...
...prospects for peace in Cambodia were advanced on another front last week when Moscow confirmed reports that it has withdrawn most of its air forces from the military base at Viet Nam's Cam Ranh Bay. The move appeared to be aimed at cutting costs, pressuring the U.S. to reduce its military presence in the Pacific and, significant for Cambodia, improving relations with Beijing. The Cambodian conflict has in some ways been a proxy war between the Soviets, who back Hun Sen, and the Chinese, who support the resistance...
...piquing interest is not always the same as sparking sales. During the last two months of 1989, Infiniti dealers in the U.S. sold only 32 cars a day, far short of the 134 sales a day of its archrival, Toyota's new Lexus (base price: $35,000). "On the other hand," quipped comic Jay Leno, "sales of trees and rocks are up over 300%." Now Infiniti's ad agency has released new ads originally scheduled to appear later in the first quarter. Prominently featured: cars...
Even if these problems were resolved, a larger question remains: Can the Lithuanian economy survive on its own? While Lithuania's work force is well educated and diligent, its economic base is largely agricultural. The industrial sector is devoted mostly to consumer goods and electronics, but its outdated television sets and computers would not be competitive in the world market. Western corporations might be invited to form joint ventures, but there is no reason to believe they would pour huge amounts of capital into a country as small and remote as Lithuania while more lucrative opportunities exist in Eastern Europe...