Word: modelled
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...more xenophobic, and more cut off from the rest of the world--though it is by no means the nation in defeat or retreat many claim it to be. On the contrary, as the sale of bluejeans and jazz and rock and other popular records indicates, it is a model for much of the rest of the world which may attack us ideologically and envy us while imitating some of the features of our society which many educated Americans would consider our least attractive ones...
...Iranian revolution could become a model for future uprisings throughout the Third World?and not only its Islamic portion. Non-Muslim nations too are likely to be attracted by the spectacle of a rebellion aimed at expelling all foreign influence in the name of xenophobic nationalism...
...imports are relatively cheap now partly because the yen fell back sharply against the dollar last year. Generally, their prices have risen by just 1% to 5% since the start of the 1979 model year, while those of U.S. cars have moved up sharply: the cost of a Chevette has climbed by 13.1%, the Ford Pinto hatchback by 15.8% and the Omni/Horizon...
Much of the U.S. price escalation reflects Detroit's need to squeeze more earnings out of small cars. Typically, the manufacturer's profit on an economy model is between $500 and $700, compared with more than $1,500 on mid-size autos and as much as $5,700 on luxury cars. So with sales of their larger models going soft, the automakers are hoping to make more money on the cars that are selling...