Word: tighter
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...strike had been called by Italy's three big labor federations to protest tighter economic measures being proposed by Prime Minister Giovanni Goria's fragile five-party coalition government. But the walkout was also an attempt by the federations to reassert their muscle in the face of a series of wildcat strikes staged this fall by independent labor organizations. The COBAS (for Comitati di Base, or rank-and-file committees) have sprung up to counter the ineffectiveness of organized labor...
Almost everybody agrees that an important step is to simplify the mission of COCOM, which, in an effort to do too much, is letting too many important products slip through. By limiting the number of restricted items, the U.S. could insist on tighter enforcement and higher penalties for violators than under the present system of comprehensive controls. "Higher walls around fewer items" has become a rallying cry for businessmen and Government officials searching for ways to protect truly vital technology without relying on blanket controls...
...story" in Massachusetts, but added he was not certain it could be enforced nationally. He pointed to the fact that the federal IRS is currently better structured tax collection program than the one in Massachusetts in 1983, saying it is questionable "whether you can turn the enforcement screws any tighter...
...economies are more closely intertwined than those of Canada and the U.S. Canada sends fully 77% of its exports to the U.S., while America puts Canadian addresses on 21% of its shipments. Now that tight and sometimes tumultuous relationship stands to become even tighter, thanks to the historic new trade pact between the two nations...
Boston faces an even tighter garbage situation than New Jersey in the near future, according to officials at the Department of Hazardous and Solid Waste. The city exports all of its waste to landfills in eastern Massachusetts. Beacon Hill sends its trash to New Hampshire. Ten years ago, 400 landfills took garbage in Massachusetts. Since municipalities can veto new landfills, only one has opened in recent years. Today, only 190 landfills are in operation in the state and waste officials estimate that by 1990, three-quarters of these will close...