Word: crunched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...glib answer most often boils down to women withdrawing from the work force and returning home, thereby easing the time crunch for the whole family. But it is almost never that easy. After 20 years of studying women and stress, Wellesley College researcher Rosalind Barnett has found that alcoholism and depression in women are less frequent among those who work. Nor could most families afford to have one spouse give up working. And the American economy could not stand the hemorrhage of so much talent from its work force...
Several other Harvard-affiliated hospitals have been feeling the crunch, according to city Health and Hospitals Commissioner Melvin H. Chalfen. Massachusetts General, the University's largest teaching hospital, recently announced layoffs and built a deficit into its budget for next year, he said...
Much of the financing for the arboretum's special programs comes from the Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities. Sylverson says she is concerned about funding for some programs because the council has been experiencing funding problems in the wake of the state budget crunch...
...House budget leader has said that this year's fiscal woes are the result of overspending and are not due to a revenue problem, as the governor maintains. He has said that possible solutions to this year's budget crunch include short-term borrowing, a one-time tax increase or unanticipated revenue growth in the final months of the fiscal year...
...crunch for sections leaders with expertise also means that most graduate students at Harvard are tapped to teach courses. Some--who might not otherwise lead sections because of poor command of English--are asked to teach because there is no one else, or they may seek section jobs in order to subsidize their tuition...