Word: skill
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...come as a surprise to learn how hard he worked, albeit sporadically, to support his family. He was a brakeman for the Southern Pacific, a job that required a quick mind and quicker feet. Later, fellow workers at the Los Gatos Tire Co. marveled at his speed and skill with iron and sledge...
...increased our production significantly. We did it in part by investing in more productive equipment. But the biggest single source of growth came from the surge of women, young people and immigrants into the work force. That pool of low-skill, low-wage labor is going to dry up. If we are going to have growth, it has to come from greater human productivity...
What a man among men! Sammie Hamilton observes, "Ed Watson were . . . as good a farmer as has ever cleared a piece of ground; he could make anything grow." Henry Thompson marvels at his skill on the waters: "One of the best boatmen on this coast." And lest anyone get the idea the man's skills were laboriously acquired, Thompson adds, "Mister E.J. Watson could hear a frog fart in a hurricane...
Brian Mulroney has been a leader in redefining international politics. He was instrumental in bringing about the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and progress toward reducing the cross-border curse of acid rain. So far, however, his luck and skill have failed him at home. History and domestic politics seem to be conspiring against him. Quebec today is a would-be nation-state chafing against the vestiges of empire...
...time, it reflected his skill at sensing the mood of the meeting, the 28th Soviet Congress, where he is trying to balance the demands of radical reformers and hard-liners...