Word: deepening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...general pattern closely enough to indicate that the publisher had unity of method in mind. Houghton-Mifflin chose to take the safe, easy approach; and the essays will save many freshmen from silly mistakes. If they do not make the reader stop and wonder, and make that wonder deepen, at least they are free of error and extravagance and demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of a sound, stolid commentary. But it is unfortunate that such a distinguished group of contributors was not given a freer hand; I would much rather have heard what Baker or Kermode...
...seems to be directed at him. Last week the theoretical journal Red Flag endorsed what is believed to be Chou's wish to keep the movement from spilling over into such areas of basic policy as foreign affairs and international trade. In an editorial entitled "Study Conscientiously and Deepen Criticism," Red Flag stressed the need for orderly study that avoided "getting bogged down in certain problems...
...nationally televised news conference last week, the President contended that the rollback would deepen gasoline shortages, presumably by discouraging oil companies from stepping up exploration and production. Supporters of the provision say that it would knock gas prices down as much as 4? per gal. and still give oilmen more than enough incentive to boost output-since the rolled-back price would still be higher than any prevailing before late last year...
...Administration may deliberately deepen the deficit if the economy seems headed into a recession-though there is great debate between the White House and its critics over just what constitutes a recession. Nixon and Roy Ash, chief of the Office of Management and Budget, have said that the Administration is preparing a package of as yet unspecified "contingency spending plans" that would be used if the slump became long or deep. Meanwhile, Ash and other officials have been carefully leaking budget figures in advance to prepare the public and remove the sting of the first U.S. budget ever to exceed...
Beyond restoring the canal to its pre-June 1967 condition, Egypt faces a billion-dollar decision: whether or not to widen and deepen the waterway to accommodate the new larger ships, including some supertankers. The canal now can handle ships with a maximum draft of 38 ft.-70,000-ton craft carrying full loads of cargo and 140,000-tonners riding empty. An enlarged canal could take fully loaded ships with a draft of 71 ft. and a weight of 260,000 tons, or any ship now afloat empty...