Prohibition, wars, consolidation and a narrowing of the American palate had by 1985 whittled that number to 100.
There are fears that the merger could mean a narrowing of the focus.
The education secretary acknowledges that this might seem like a widening rather than a narrowing of the north-south divide.
It leads to a narrowing of the curriculum and a widespread teaching-to-the-test mentality that is little better than teaching by rote.
However, recent weeks have seen a narrowing of his lead over the centre-right coalition of Mr Berlusconi, who is critical of austerity measures.
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At these levels management is incentivized to create value through a narrowing of the discount, a special distribution or even a reinstatement of the dividend.
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America can take some comfort from a narrowing of China's current-account surplus, from 11% of GDP at its peak in 2007 to 6.1% last year.
This has contributed - along with a weaker pound - to a narrowing of the price difference north and south, thereby reducing the profit incentive for smuggling.
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And the ECB may have brought Europe one step closer to debt mutualisation, prompting a narrowing of the spread between the borrowing costs of Germany and the periphery.
The result has been a narrowing of the tax base.
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He, and others, think the gains from SATs at any age are not worth the costs, which include a narrowing of the primary curriculum and ever-increasing teaching to the test.
Still, as the number of women striking out on their own and setting up new businesses continues to increase, Weeks says we might see a narrowing of the entrepreneurship pay gap.
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Increases in compensation may be offset by higher labor productivity or absorbed at least for a time by a narrowing of firms' profit margins rather than passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
Mr Lieberman is drawing voters away from the Likud, which means a narrowing of the gap between the Likud and Kadima, the centrist party founded in 2005 by Ariel Sharon and now led by Ms Livni.
This move, according to Ann Robinson, of price comparison website Uswitch, is leading to a narrowing of the gap between the annual cost to those paying when they receive a paper bill and those on an online tariff.
The relentless, single-minded dedication to one's passions that Rand seems to favor requires a coldness of the soul, a narrowing of one's humanity--the natural interest in the fortune of others that Smith alludes to--that most people find is not exactly conducive to their happiness.
But it's likely they will show a further narrowing of the gap, while school attendance figures suggest the census will find a Catholic majority within younger age groups.
But if his past dozen years in Washington is prologue to the Heritage Foundation of tomorrow, it could be disastrous for the GOP, leading to a further narrowing of its appeal and the road to real fiscal reform.
But are you actually seeing a substantial narrowing of the differences already before the President sits down with these folks?
HoFH patients often develop premature and progressive atherosclerosis, a narrowing or blocking of the arteries.
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He also spoke of the importance of the internet as a way of narrowing the gap between cultures.
Mitsubishi's move is part of a phase of narrowing corporate focus that has been under way for a while.
The statement will be welcomed by many observers as evidence of a narrowing in the policy differences between EU nations and the US which prompted the collapse of Kyoto talks in The Hague in last year.
This will be the second trip to the Supreme Court for the Myriad case, which the high court sent back to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington in March for reconsideration after it issued a decision narrowing the scope of allowable patents.
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With the narrowing of her life came a narrowing in the world, especially in the Middle East.
Analysts and industry watchers have been speculating for some time that Nokia would (or at least should) open itself up to the possibility of hosting third-party software on its phones in a bid to recapture its narrowing share of the smartphone market.
As such, recent trends in trade flows and the balance of payments suggest that the current account deficit for this fiscal year will likely reach a record of about 5% of GDP before narrowing closer to 4% next year.
Economists such as Simon Johnson have said this played a major role in the narrowing of spreads between, say, German and Greek borrowing rates in the first decade of the euro.
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