Word: drives
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...Although it seems Detroit cannot cut enough in an effort to drive out the costs necessary to become profitable, the process will reach a tipping point where the U.S. industry will not have enough people to take any real advantage of a recovery of U.S. vehicle sales when that happens. While Toyota and other Japanese companies are cutting back some capacity, they are not going through a process which would essentially gut much of its production ability. As a recovery takes shape, the Japanese company will be able to meet demand without a colossal struggle to get plant after plant...
...Don’t get me wrong: America needs its fearless leaders, and Harvard graduates are justifiably trusted to fill the nation’s most influential positions. At the same time, more bids for power have been spurred by the desire for recognition than the drive to change people’s lives for the better. The result is a dearth of talent in the places where no prestige comes with it. To this end, Michelle Obama has been an inspiring example...
...last for years. The unpredictable duration of this downturn magnifies the problem that as workers get pushed out of jobs, they cease being consumers. More firms see their sales fall as the consumer population shrinks. These companies, then, have to fire more employees in the hope that they can drive expenses down fast enough to catch cascading revenues...
...ball kicked out to the top, but with just fifteen seconds to play, the Crimson blew a transition opportunity, only to see the ball get kicked out to Lin with seven seconds to play. The rest was Crimson history, as the drive, pump fake, foul, and free throw completed an astonishing 11-point Harvard comeback over the last ten minutes of play...
...Madoff case is just one example of the terrible news gripping the economy and financial markets of late, news that in extreme cases can drive people to take their own lives. Two prominent businessmen, one in Germany and another in England, recently threw themselves in front of speeding trains after grappling with the wreckage of their beaten-down companies. And late last month, a Los Angeles area man despondent over his faltering finances murdered his wife and five children before killing himself...