Auto makers argue that technological gains are limited; the only way to reach a fleet average of 40 miles a gallon, they say, would be to make most cars drastically smaller.

Without improvements in schools and job-training programs, companies say the economy will be unable to take full advantage of the technological gains that have made the United States so competitive in the last decade.

But believing in an "L" means believing that the technological gains of the last decade were illusory.

Mr. Perle said it was difficult to measure the Russians' technological gain.

Nationally, as manufacturing jobs have moved overseas and succumbed to technological and productivity gains, their share of the jobs was 10.9 percent, Professor Seneca said.

In a high-stakes industry, few mobile producers will be willing to experiment with new partners unless there are significant technological gains to be had - either that, or Arm screws up.

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev initially rejected Kennedy's proposal; however, during the next few weeks he concluded that both nations might realize cost benefits and technological gains from a joint venture.

American exports of manufactured products have benefited from years of technological and productivity gains, and not just currency swings.

Through 20 years of technological gain, this world is the result.

The captives brought to Japan, including scholars, craftsmen, medicine makers, and gold smelters, provided to Japan many cultural and technological gains.