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...biggest question of all is whether Carter's plans will have enough shock value to break the inflationary psychology that has gripped the nation. The most familiar manifestation of that psychology has been the compulsion of consumers to dip into savings or to borrow in order to buy before prices go higher. That action turns the expectation of more inflation into a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Although 1952 Olympic champion Yoshi Oyakawa spends most of his time concentrating on developing his young proteges at Cincinnati's Oak Hills High School, the premier backstroker of the early 1950s still finds time to dip in the pool occasionally and pursue his own career in state level Masters age group competition...
...arguing that inflation has so bloated the value of residential housing that anyone with a home of his own has now come to look on it as a sort of savings account that one can live in. The result, he said, is that people have been increasingly willing to dip into their nest eggs or go into debt to support their living standards. Joseph Pechman of Washington's Brookings Institution, on the other hand, suggested that much of the shopping splurge has been attributable to a consumer compulsion to buy now before prices shoot into orbit. Yet Brookings Economist...
Apart from the exclusive Coco Point Lodge, open only from December through April and "booked solid" at $245 per cou ple per day, the only place to stay is Le Village Soleil, a charming cottage-style hotel that can put up 20 guests. One way to dip toes in this particular par adise is to take a day trip by plane, swim, see the bird sanctuary, savor the langouste - and lay plans for a longer visit later...
Gere isn't beautiful all the time, however, His character is a dip, moreover--slow, thoughtless, imbecilic, lacking personality and the ability to muster emotion. Schrader cast Poor Richard as a giant, swaggering, vending-machine penis, the only item Frederick's of Hollywood doesn't carry, a French tickler with batteries. Self-indulgent, he takes more time choosing an outfit than he does kissing Lauren Hutton to a silly-faced plateau of pleasure. Rarely can he park his 450 SEL without it lurching forward as he jumps out. He picks up women in foreign languages, yet he speaks French like...