Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...board recognized that continued high interest rates will be necessary, for a while at least, to curb inflation. Said Schultze: "We cannot cure inflation painlessly...
...seven members of TIME'S Board of Economists generally agreed that Reaganomics can work-that the program can curb inflation and revive business growth-if it is given enough time and if Congress implements the full program. Greenspan warned that the policy will not really be in place until lawmakers pass...
...Japan backed down. At least temporarily, it agreed to accept produce guaranteed to be pest-free. But the Japanese could quickly reverse themselves, and to reassure them, the U.S. Department of Agriculture dispatched a delegation of technical experts to Tokyo to explain just what the U.S. is doing to curb the infestation. Said one American official: "They've got some legitimate concerns...
...growth could begin pushing up unemployment, which at 2.6% of the labor force is one of the few really bright spots in the Greek economy. Rising unemployment would of course limit the ability of either Papandreou or Rallis to pursue a sustained anti-inflationary policy, and that would simply curb economic activity even more...
...President Lucas García has not held up his end of the implicit deal. TIME has learned that the Presidential Palace sent out specific orders to curb the killing during Walters' visit in order to improve Guatemala's bargaining position. After Walters' departure, the death rate rose to a new high and is now averaging roughly 400 a month...