Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deficit is a menace because massive Government borrowing is likely to keep interest rates up and force companies to delay investments in new plant and equipment. Such outlays have been lagging for more than two years and now are precisely what is needed for solid business growth. Said Alan Greenspan, a New York City economic consultant and unofficial adviser to President Reagan: "If the President and Congress agreed on a credible plan to cut the deficits that loom for the next ten years, the effect would be nothing short of spectacular. It would mean a major economic expansion, which would...
...Market and Opinion Research International) poll showed the Conservatives ahead with 49%, compared with 34% for the Labor Party and 15% for the Social Democratic Party/Liberal Alliance. Thatcher would have preferred to hold elections later in the fall or even next year, but her advisers urged her not to delay. Local elections a week earlier had confirmed recent polls showing that the Labor Party was picking up strength. Inflation, now down to nearly 4%, is expected to rise again later in the year...
...letters, signed by eight members of the university community, asked Kennedy to delay a decision on the proposal until he has had a chance to meet in an "open forum" with representatives opposing the project...
...part of his fiscal year 1984 local aid package, Dukakis had originally proposed a modification of Prop 2 1/2 that would have allowed the 11 large cities to delay one half of the required property tax cuts for one year with a city council vote. Currently, any postponement of Prop 2 1/2 requires a city-wide referendum...
...Hiller Library air conditioned system will not be turned on until the end of this week because of a contracting delay, University officials said yesterday...