Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Nevertheless, Epps contends that the project's success depends heavily on the growth and change of student attitudes. "It's no good my sitting here telling people what to do," Epps says. "I'm trying not to rely solely on appeals. Students are going to have to use both the letter and spirit to overcome the problem...
...both sides were digging in stubbornly. Top-level negotiations were suspended after the workers said they would not go back to the conference table until the government produced firm proposals for free trade unions. To wrangle over other issues before then, they insisted, would be useless. Nevertheless, behind the two façades of public bluster, closed-door talks continued between teams of technical and legal experts...
...Nevertheless, many businessmen, particularly banking and retailing executives, have concluded that the benefits of the tests far outweigh the risks. For one thing, they are quicker and more efficient than background checks, and cheaper too ($35 to $150, vs. an average of $300). Meantime, with a recession putting more pressure on the bottom line, executives feel more vulnerable to quick-fingered workers. The American Polygraph Association claims that as many as three out of four employees handling money and merchandise steal. The total take: $20 billion or more a year...
CHRYSLER. Its perilous bout with bankruptcy now temporarily alleviated by $1.5 billion in Government-guaranteed loans, Chrysler nevertheless remains in serious trouble. The company's hopes for survival ride with the K-cars. Out front selling...
...huge loss in the second quarter was a shock for a company used to steady profits. Nevertheless, GM's vast financial resources should enable it to glide relatively easily over the current bumps. The company still has a massive $40 billion six-year capital-spending program. The money will pay for the development of a new GM car every six months until 1985. Following next spring's J-car, the sporty Chevrolet Camaros and Pontiac Firebirds will be down-sized in 1982. Then in the 1983 model year GM will introduce a front-wheel-drive family car that...