Word: comforts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wife appeared on the campaign trail only at its end, and shared in his satisfying moment of victory. A private person, she could not have taken much comfort from a friend's comment: "I have the strange feeling we've seen Jim as a private person for the last time...
Food was the fastest riser in September's index. The second largest jump occurred in women's apparel, partly because, in addition to its other disadvantages, the midi is expensive. Presidential Economic Adviser Paul McCracken took some comfort in reporting that the rate of rise in the consumer price index has declined slightly quarter to quarter, despite the September increase. On the other hand, the more comprehensive price index, the so-called G.N.P. deflator, rose from the second quarter to the third quarter...
...will be hard to find an adequate replacement for Steiner, who has been one of the bulwarks of the Crimson defense this season. A decision on whether he can play will be late coming, but two sophomores-Ted Comfort and Scott Butterworth-have been dividing time at his position...
...American Political Tradition gave a more sophisticated interpretion than mere economic determinism or class struggle to American politics. There had been more consensus than conflict, he pointed out. To right-wing Republicans trying to pin the red label on the heirs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, this interpretation gave no comfort...
...comfort, the financial picture at other institutions, and particularly private universities, is more severe. The press has reported Columbia University had a deficit of $11 million the last fiscal year; Yale was expecting a deficit of $1.5 to $2 millions for 1969-70. A projected deficit of $2 million for 1970-71 led to the announcement in early September of "an immediate restriction on all employment of new or replacement personnel which requires the expense of general funds." Last week Yale announced that $5.25 millions would be cut from the normal rate of increase of its budget for fiscal...