91. He was a passionate advocate of protectionism, favoring tariffs to limit imports and other barriers designed to shield domestic industries from the threat of foreign competition. 92. Huffy said it needs to restructure because foreign competition, particularly in Asia, has driven down retail prices and reduced profit margins. 93. Hundt said he had been told Spain and Belgium are balking at allowing foreign competition in their markets. 94. However, Chrysler, GM, and Ford, beat their foreign competition in profitability. 95. His wife and eldest daughter were eligible for a federal grant that pays for up to two years of classroom training for people who lost jobs to foreign competition. 96. If foreign competition is allowed in too fast, those enterprises are almost certainly headed to bankruptcy and vast downsizing. 97. In Japan, the inefficient but politically powerful farm sector whips up nationalist sentiment to win protection from cheaper foreign competition. 98. In Spring Hill, Tenn., the Saturn plant already has decided to slash auto production this spring, in part because of brutal foreign competition. 99. In recent months, the Zedillo administration has repeatedly delayed the planned announcement of regulatory details for foreign competition. 100. In the old days, when there was no foreign competition, it did not matter so much that Japanese apple farmers were immensely inefficient. |
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