Word: dipped
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...estimates portend grim consequences: some 53 million people may fall below the poverty line if the financial crisis continues and remittances dip, according to the World Bank. In the Philippines alone, up to five million people are sustained by money the country's expatriate workforce - one of the world's most disparate and omnipresent - sends home. Some 10% of Bangladesh's total GDP, and 16% of Nepal's, comes from the remittances of pools of unskilled laborers working in Malaysia and the Gulf states. The economic impact of remittances is even higher in Central Asia, where entire villages send their...
...produced negligent results. And while the Bush administration's 2002 goal of reducing all illegal drug use by 25% led to unprecedented numbers of marijuana-related arrests, pot use only declined 6% (and the use of other drugs actually increased). Drug trends tend to wax and wane, and a dip in the use of one type of drug might lead to a rise in another, causing officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack-a-mole...
...James Joyce, and O. Henry, He told the audience that he chose her piece because it embodied the abstract quality that Joyce called the “whatness of a thing” which is the ability to give the reader “a pang, a shiver, a dip.” “When I was reading Kathleen’s story, it really jumped out at me. I thought to myself, ‘Now that’s a story,’” said Menand. “The story...
Just steps from the MAC and the Charles, Winthrop residents are situated perfectly for a jog beside the river or a quick dip in the swimming pool. For all you night owls and party animals, Winthrop’s doors are located just a hop, skip, and a jump from ’Lipes, ’Nochs, and Stillman Infirmary...
...also about being willing to accept [your] Katrina,” he said. He spoke about what he had done for the city, the changes he had made to procedures in dealing with hurricanes, the new charter schools, and the new playgrounds. New Orleans faced a dip since Katrina, according to Nagin, “but [New Orleans] has risen every year since. Katrina’s rainbow is in effect,” referring to the idea that with every storm comes a rainbow. Brian C. Smith, a representative of sponsoring law firm WilmerHale, said the mayor?...