Word: bulking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Even if the IMF comes through with more loans, they will be only a stopgap. Brazilian officials are convinced that the only salvation is a fundamental restructuring of their debt. The average maturity of most loans was eight years, and 22% of the debt was due this year. The bulk of this load must be replaced, the experts argue, with long-term credit stretching over 15 to 20 years at reduced interest rates...
...analyst and historian. But above all he was a provocateur in the sedate world of ideas, a futurist who attempted, in his own words, "to cope with history before it happens." He was a pioneer in using scientific and mathematical tools to project the future. With his 300-lb. bulk and a florid face framed by a tailored white beard, Kahn had a commanding presence that seemed to complement a mental and verbal vigor bordering on arrogance. He briefed, and at times berated, every President starting with Harry Truman, and at his first hour-long meeting with Ronald Reagan...
However, the bulk of the applicants have to rely on personal initiative, a guidance counselor, or local alumni, for the Harvard old-boy network is used not only to raise money but also to encourage constant alumni contact with possible candidates. Depending on the size and budget of each alumni association, the grads host different events for applicants ranging from fancy luncheons to phone calls in places where the nearest alumnus might be 100 miles away, says William Fitzsimmons '67, director of admissions...
...Gerald Depardieu) receives an enthusiastic homecoming from his family--especially his wife (Nathalie Baye) who has waited faithfully for his return. Gradually some villagers begin to wonder whether this new, improved Martin is really Martin at all. Which, by the way, isn't giving away the plot, since the bulk of the film, much of it in flashback, centers on determining the true identity of the new, improved Martin...
...bulk of the $58,000 collected from a voluntary $10 term bill fee which 83 percent of students chose to pay were to funding undergraduate student organizations...