Word: climb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Neither Morrissey nor Reynolds has had a smooth climb to the top. Morrissey has had to contend with various physical obstacles, such as injured knees and a bad back. Reynolds took off two semesters--one in 1986 to study the transition to democracy in Nicaragua, and the other in 1988 to work on the Dukakis campaign...
...Piltch raves about the two seniors, whom he has coached throughout their climb up the squash ladder at Harvard...
...Blanchard hopes to begin this summer, will allow state residents to buy bonds that not only pay tax-free interest but are also guaranteed to keep up with housing costs. For example, a family that wanted to buy a type of house now costing $75,000 but likely to climb in price to $105,000 in five years would invest $8,820 in the bond program over that period of time. The interest would boost the family's investment in five years to $10,500, enough for a down payment on the $105,000 home. If the price...
...fundamental desire of Americans to own their own property has inspired - some creative ways to reclaim the dream even as prices and interest rates continue to climb. While young first-timers must often settle for less than their parents had, most are delighted to be able to afford a home. -- Cleaning up the auto-insurance mess calls for a new system: coverage by the tankful...
...Producer Price Index for finished goods had risen 4 percent during 1988, the steepest climb in seven Years and nearly double the 2.2 percent increase posted in 1987. Many private economists expect further increases this year, although not at the double-digit levels that plagued the nation...