Word: modeling
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...real legacy of the exchange-rate intervention Baker began is the process itself, a model for the kind of international cooperation the U.S. must replicate if it hopes to retain its leading role in a multipolar world. "The start in building a multilateral system," says Richard Darman, "is a story line that can continue for decades if it is properly nurtured...
...little-noticed 1986 speech to the Chicago Economic Club, Baker began articulating a new view, an offering that recognized the primacy of economic policy in the late 20th century. "Our leadership has taken a form different from that of recent historical experience," he said. "The recent model has been one of national dominance in an international economic system -- as represented by the United States in the aftermath of World War II or by Britain in the latter half of the 19th century. Our new leadership is more in the manner of an architect and builder, patiently and tenaciously pursuing...
...when it was introduced in 1980, Washlets or similar brands of washing toilets have found their way into 1 out of 8 Japanese homes, according to TOTO. The latest model, called the Washlet Queen, includes a built-in deodorizer, a hand-held wireless remote control to activate front and back sprinklers, and a heater. For the particularly diffident, who hesitate to visit a showroom, TOTO offers a list of 28 shops and restaurants around Tokyo that have Washlets...
...Visions '89 was that each individual ethnic group does not have to have the exact same immediate interests to have the same overall interest. As keynote speaker Samuel Betances said, "Let's stop playing the game of my people have more scars than your people. There's no model minority. We're all in this together...
Perhaps publishers really believe that a model carrying a surfboard sheds light on some vital aspect of either surfing or current beach fashion. But the more probable explanation for the wave of February cheesecake issues is money...