Word: breather
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Actually, few economists think it possible for the economy to keep rising with the same speed of 1955. But though the U.S. may rest to digest what it has already produced-and the breather may stir up cries of "recession"-the forecasts for 1956 are impressive by any standard. For 1956, Administration economists predict a total G.N.P. of $403 billion, 4% higher than 1955. Personal income is expected to jump to around $310 billion, about half the 1955 advance, while savings hold steady at the 1955 rate. Though industrial production will not equal igss's 11 % jump...
...like nothing better than playing Harvard in 1957," said Brisco Inman, Centre's Athletic Director. He agreed with members of the Crimson's 1921 team that Centre would make a fine non-Ivy League "breather" for the varsity, and that the game would boost the H.A.A.'s sagging home ticket sales...
...anyone expecting a slaughter in the Stadium will probably be disappointed. This Bucknell team is no pushover, no mid-season breather. Although it has lost three of its five games, it boasts a strong offense, averaging better than 20 points a contest...
...Yardling hockey team had a breather Watson rink yesterday, after beating previously undefeated Dartmouth on Saturday, 3 to 1. The breather gave the freshmen a 19-1 victory--their thirteenth straight...
...four minute rule which allows players taken out in a half to reenter in the last four minutes of the same half. Instead, a player who starts a quarter would be permitted to leave and reenter once during that period. Players would then be able to get a breather, and specialists, such as conversion kickers, could be used...