Word: maintaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government in Belgrade staunchly backed Soviet foreign policy, installed a Stalinist regime at home and refused Marshall Plan aid offered by the U.S. But behind the scenes, Stalin and Tito feuded bitterly over Tito's determination to maintain his independence. On June 28, 1948, the world was startled by the announcement that Yugoslavia had been expelled from the new international Communist organization, the Cominform...
...allegations are true and ABC did all this, it is a bad scandal for the network. This kind of thing is rare," says an official of another network. Others are not so sure. Insiders maintain that the most creative people in the industry are not writers or actors-but accountants. "The definition of net profits is a very nebulous thing," notes one expert. "Creative accounting is a work...
Rent control worked for a while to maintain the city's diversity and prevent the eviction of elderly and low-income tenants. But five years ago, property-owners discovered a new weapon: the condominium. Instead of raising rents, landlords abolished them all together, and fixed their apartments up for sale on the open market. In five years, 2000 rental units disappeared, and the same alarmed cries of gentrification arose. Again the city acted, this time passing an ordinance to limit severely the rate at which apartments could be converted...
...density restrictions on land in the Alewife area and commit the city to renovations such as paving streets, installing lights and fixing drains. The chief objection to it came from Councilor David Sullivan, who says, "the city has an affirmative duty" to shape economic development in an effort to maintain blue-collar industry in the city. High-tech industry is fine, so long as traditional industry also expands, he adds. "There is a real risk of gentrification in the city's work force. The jobs that will be provided could go overwhelmingly to college people," Sullivan says, adding that economic...
Unpredictable jumps in raw material prices constantly sabotage his planning. His suppliers have slowed their deliveries, and customers have stretched out their payments. The bank charges him 24% on loans to maintain his inventories. Since oilmen buy his control consoles, the energy boom has put Ozuna in better shape than most entrepreneurs to endure the recession, but his profit margin has plunged from 12% of sales in 1978 to 4% during the past six months...