Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...problems are a longtime legacy of national poverty and political timidity. What is radiantly different about Ireland today is the serious expectation that its ills and lags will in fact be corrected. Lemass will soon release details of a new six-year economic program that aims to boost the G.N.P...
...outpaced production. At the same time, increased consumer spending competed for a relatively stable supply of goods and steadily pushed up prices, particularly of food. Britain slowed its spiraling cost of living by instituting a pay pause in 1961; Italy granted employees in state industries a massive 53% pay boost last year, far more than Italian private industry granted...
...effort received an unintentional boost from the Concorde consortium, which has set up a cozy delivery plan under which only Air France, BO AC and Pan Am will receive the first 18 planes. Since production of the 18 will probably run well into 1969. the U.S. may be able to deliver its SST to the rest of the world's airlines almost as soon as the consortium can, thus capture a good part of the market and hopefully help to repay a big part of the Government's costs...
Psychological Boost...
...days later the Crimson received a psychological boost from Yale captain Bill Petty. Showing up for pictures wearing the Harvard shirt he won last year as an undershirt, Petty only inspired the Harvard rowers instead of discouraging them...