Word: frictional
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Paradoxically, one source of friction with other countries has been lessened. Explains Peter Tasker, a strategist for the investment-banking firm Kleinwort, Benson International: "This is the first recession in Japan that is wholly homegrown. They can't blame the Arabs for an oil-price increase or the unions or the Americans...
...meeting became a stroll down memory lane, as the councillors reviewed the events of the past several years and their expectations for the future. Many of the topics that have always caused friction within the city government were discussed, including the state of the Inspectional Services Department and the Board of Zoning Appeals...
...past, there has been friction between the developing Longwood Medical Area and the economically depressed area of Mission Hill...
Holy Trinity? Holy triviality, Batman, say several Law School students. Marie-Louise Ramsdale, president of the Law School Council, criticized the article, saying it treated lightly the issue of faculty diversity and whit it was the source of friction...
...believe that the council should renew Healy's contract. The answer to council-manager friction isn't to dump a man who has been such an asset to the city, but to regulate the office in general. The council must demand greater accountability from Healy if they are wary of his power (and they should be). Healy has done a good job of running the city's business in the past, and under the watchful eye of the council, he should continue to do so in the future...