Word: compounded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...effort to pull the snow-tire market out of its skid, all four major tire manufacturers (Goodyear, B.F. Goodrich, Uniroyal and Firestone) are now promoting new nonstudded winter radial tires. They are made of soft, "sticky" chemical compounds that remain pliable at low temperatures and, according to manufacturers, provide superior traction on ice-and snow-covered roads. In general, they cost slightly more (between $60 and $100 each) than hard-compound radials, but they may not last as long...
...Herbst and a team of Boston doctors discovered that daughters of women who took diethylstilbestrol (DES), an estrogen compound, during pregnancy to prevent miscarriage had a distinct tendency to develop vaginal cancer...
...over of Ras Sudr owes much to American help. Experts from several American oil firms, including hard-bitten ex-roughnecks from Texas, had gone to Ras Sudr in October to arrange the turnover on Egypt's behalf. At the signing ceremony, which took place inside a former Israeli compound (a sign on the fence in Hebrew warned of land mines), the Egyptians beamingly approved of the Americans' work. "You have done a great job," said Hilal. "We hope we will see you again in Egypt." Answered Mobil's Cairo manager Ross Sawtelle on behalf of his crewmen...
...jobless rate and a possible resurgence of inflation. Last week the Labor Department reported that unemployment in October climbed to 8.6% of the work force, from 8.3% in September-the first increase in five months. In addition, October's wholesale prices rose at a horrifying, though probably misleading compound annual rate of 23.9%. But the outlook is still for continued growth in production, which will create jobs...
...course. First, in 1972, all the leading economies swung into a boom at the same time-a boom that, combined with poor harvests and price gouging later by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, aggravated global inflation. By early 1974, price increases in the OECD nations reached an unsustainable compound annual rate of 16.8%. Then, as one government after another moved to curb inflation by dampening demand, all the key economies rapidly tumbled into recession...