Word: comebacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Schmidt immediately clamped down on inflation: his monetary policies were so strict that the German construction industry almost went out of business for lack of credit. Schmidt's vigorous economic measures paid off: inflation was down to five per cent in 1975 and the economy enjoyed a moderate economic comeback. Inflation is currently running at 4.1 per cent and the German economy is expected to earn a huge trade surplus this year...
...capital that is vital to the U.S. free-enterprise system (see ESSAY). In both areas, the profit vane presently seems on target: wavering slightly, but still pointing toward more growth. During the period of explosive recovery in the first three months of the year, corporate profits staged a dazzling comeback from the depressed levels of the nation's worst postwar recession. Then, as many experts predicted, business from April through June tapered off to a more sustainable pace. Yet the second-quarter earnings reports now flowing from company headquarters show that despite the slowdown, corporations continued to show solid...
Without a doubt, the U.S. delegates were the top bananas of the conference. Professor Jennings Bryant of the University of Massachusetts tried to explain why the victim of a joke does not usually laugh unless he can think of a halfway witty comeback ("Degrees of Hostility in Squelches Featuring Retaliatory Equity as a Factor in Humor Appreciation"). Paul McGhee of Pels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio, read an almost incomprehensible dissertation, "Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Considerations for a Theory of the Origins of Humor," referring to "intrahumans," "arousal fluctuations" and "stimulus discrepancies." His conclusion: if you can't think...
Native-born peregrine falcons-not plentiful even when they were thriving -had not been seen in the skies over the Eastern U.S. for some 20 years. But now this fierce, graceful bird of prey, driven to the brink of extinction by DDT,* appears to be making a comeback. Ornithologist Tom Cade and his colleagues at Cornell University have succeeded in breeding peregrines in captivity and releasing them in the wild, where they can once again be seen soaring to great heights before diving on their prey at speeds of up to 200 m.p.h...
Instead, Genesco has made a strong comeback. Through the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, the company racked up profits of $14.9 million. Sales were up 3%, to $864 million. In February Genesco was able to market a $70 million bond issue that will enable it to get past the November deadline for repaying much of its long-term debt. Says Jarman, 44, a former naval reserve pilot and hot-air balloon enthusiast who salts his conversation with aviation lingo: "We're committed to takeoff...