Word: clues
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...researchers have focused on the bacterial strains that cause strep throat. They isolated bacteria whose presence coincided with the renewed outbreaks of rheumatic fever. The microbes proved to be mucoid strep, a form that was prevalent more than 20 years ago. "It seemed that this may be an important clue," says Edward Kaplan, professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. "We hadn't had much rheumatic fever, then we get these mucoid strains. Maybe they were responsible." There was a problem, however: the mucoid strains also showed up where there was no rheumatic fever...
...says that too often "the symptoms are attributed to school-related issues, like the seventh- or tenth-grade slump." Or they are ascribed to behavior problems. "The most prevalent symptom among children is irritability," says Sonis. "Kids said they picked fights and they didn't know why." The clue that their problems are due to SAD: depression recurs year after year...
...chairman of the Central Committee's economic council, Jakes had responsibility for drafting the modest program of economic reforms permitted under Husak. The first clue to his leadership style will be whether he maintains a tightly centralized economy or launches more ambitious innovations. A nation that was once an industrial powerhouse, Czechoslovakia is a potential showcase for reform in Eastern Europe. But will its leaders countenance a new Prague Spring as the price of attaining that status...
Missing from Greider's book are prescriptions for how the Fed might improve its performance. He offers no clue about how the Reserve Board can consistently pursue more stimulative policies without letting inflation get out of control. But what Secrets of the Temple does admirably is explain clearly the difficulties and dilemmas that the Federal Reserve faces -- and the dire results of its mistakes...
...dingy building on Manhattan's Park Avenue South is a good half-mile from United Nations headquarters. There are no flags, no logo and no indication that controversy rages inside. Only the directory in the red marble lobby provides a clue. Listed inconspicuously in alphabetical order, right after Quadrille Wallpapers & Fabrics Inc., is United Nations Archives, twelfth floor...