Word: digit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason for the sudden upsurge in business was no mystery: Home Federal was offering 30-year mortgages at a fixed interest rate of 9 3/4%. It is one of many banks and lending institutions across the U.S. that are giving out single-digit fixed-rate mortgages for the first time since 1978. The national average rate on 30-year loans has dropped to 10.2%, from 13.1% a year...
...opposite direction. Dollar Rent a Car announced last week that it will put 6,000 phone-equipped cars on the road by May. Dollar hopes to attract business with a new phone service called Pathfinder. When driving in unfamiliar places, customers will be able to dial a single digit and reach a Dollar operator, who will consult a battery of maps and give directions. Budget Rent a Car will soon equip a fleet of 1,500 autos with portable phones that can be operated outside the car and are small enough to fit inside a customer's briefcase...
David Lang's corner shot on a feed from Keith Webster with 4:06 left snapped the Crimson's second longest scoring drought of the season, but double-digit deficits were here to stay. The hosts took a 32-16 lead into the locker room...
Meanwhile, old friends Gwydir and Williams were leading the Lions to a double-digit margin. When Gwydir hit a pair of free throws with under four minutes remaining, Columbia's lead was 10, and its victory was sealed...
...second half saw the hoopsters continually scrap their way back from several double-digit deficits, but every time they had an opportunity to narrow the gap to four points they seemed...