Word: boom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Saying that "in a responsible government, pragmatism must prevail over ideology," the mastermind of Taiwan's economic boom told a Yenching Auditorium crowd yesterday that his country has been successful because the government has limited its role in the economy...
...wealth may in fact make it harder for some children to cope. Says Hal Klor, a guidance counselor at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School: "The kids born into a project, they handle it. But the middle-class kids. All of a sudden -- a divorce, loss of job, status. Boom. Depression...
...Wild West. Silverado was only the 26th largest S&L in the state, with total assets of $56 million and five offices, but it was ready to go places. Propelled by the oil shock of 1979, petroleum prices were rocketing upward and providing fuel for a ferocious building boom...
...energy boom of the late 1970s and early '80s provided Silverado with plenty of opportunities for long-shot ventures with big returns. "It was a real Western boom that made the gold and silver days look pale by comparison," remembers Jim Thomas, executive director of Colorado's Independent Bankers Association. "We attracted all the con men, promoters, hucksters and sleaze artists in sight...
...Boom! John Silber, defying polls and diverse voter groups insulted by his reckless rhetoric, trounces the party's mediocrity of choice to become the Democratic candidate for Governor in Massachusetts. Republicans nominate William Weld, a tough ex-prosecutor, rather than a gray legislator blessed by the G.O.P. convention...