Word: climbed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with Bobby Morse in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the best part of Funny Girl is watching Barbra Streisand negotiate the climb. In blue bloomers and a red sailor blouse, she is dancing her feet off on Keeney's vaudeville stage when Keeney notices her and fires her. "You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever?" she barks plaintively. Has he ever considered what it would be like if all he had ever seen were onion rolls and in walked a bagel? "That's my trouble," she says...
Corporations try to make sure that their stock will climb from the split level by declaring the move, when possible, during a bull market. They also help the stock to move by splitting it to a price that will attract buyers. RCA was selling in the high 90s when its directors were debating a split; they settled for a 3-for-l division that brought the price per new share down to the 30s-the range at which many experts believe that the public is most attracted to a stock. Other companies feel that for prestige purposes their stock should...
...airline uptrend is likely to level off during the ten-week "peak" summer season, when economy fares will temporarily climb back to almost what they are now. But the gamble on lower rates for most of the year has already paid off, and has major implications for the supersonic future. By assuring most airlines of setting new passenger records this year, it adds fuel to the argument of some airmen that the best way to get passengers up is to bring all fares down...
...Already in hand are means to switch off a bug by radio from a distance to save its battery during dull periods. Another battery-sparing device works by sensing the electrical capacity of the human body; it can turn on a bug when people come into a room or climb into...
...restrictive laws that force foreign companies to plow back their profits into the Brazilian economy. Between the time a businessman bids for an order and delivers the goods, he does not know how much the cost of the materials will rise, how high the workers' wages will climb, how much his financing charges will increase, or even if his customer will be able to pay for the order...