Much speculation has focused on the increasing prominence of Mr. Thursfield, if for no other reason than analysts see him as a tough-minded cost cutter at a time when Ford desperately needs such a person.
It seems impossible to justify in any kind of ethically-minded cost-benefit analysis.
The book also touches on what that single-minded pursuit cost him, both in dollars and cents (he seems to have been perennially broke) and personally (he is a man of many wives and relationships … and, yes, in case you were wondering, he does tell his side of the story of his affair with Ruth Reichl).
"We've been really tough-minded on costs, and our margins are exceeding everyone's expectations," an ebullient Anne M. Mulcahy, chief executive of Xerox, said in a telephone interview after her conference call with analysts.
In 1909, one of the most remarkable theaters in the history of the city went up on the jai-alai lot: the high-minded, high-cost New Theater, established by a dozen or more millionaires who wanted to improve the cultural tone of the New York City stage.
One of the software agents, Yenta, named after a Yiddish word for a woman who gossips, is designed to introduce its users to other like-minded people at no cost to privacy.
"There was an open-minded understanding of the cost and the need to invest," Nyman explained, her immaculate spoken English and willingness to take our conversation right up to the moment that she stepped on to a stage to deliver a speech, two days ago, underlining how impressive the people of that city have seemed throughout this attempt to find out more.
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Yes, the more open-minded admit, borrowing costs are very low in the US and the UK.
Hobbs added, "I can tell you, he's one of the most frugal, cost-minded, average guys out there.
He and Chastain (the two are now good friends) encountered skepticism as they went out to producers and financiers; cost-minded types kept telling them they liked the idea, but couldn't it just be one movie?
