Word: dips
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meantime, a number of conclusive studies in Europe and the United States show that, in the long run, stricter punishments for drunk driving don't affect the death rate. Immediately after tough new laws are passed, there is only a temporary dip in the number of drunk driving incidents, the DWI level returning to its previous level within two years...
Students quaff these unknowns together, in recreated dorm rooms, in order for environments to resemble as much as possible those which the students experience when taking drugs on their own. "We play chess or even basketball, take walks, do homework. They give us dinner, chips with dip, order-out Italian food...They treat us much better than Harvard--and we're getting paid [to do this]," says one subject...
...ounce serving of the cheese sauce, for instance, contains 42 calories, 179 milligrams of sodium and 2.7 grams of fat. An ounce of the stroganoff dip contains 27 calories, about 11 milligrams of sodium and weighs in with 1.3 grams of fat. "We serve [sauces] with a one ounce ladle," Hennessey says, "but most people probably want two ounces...
...that the economy, already reeling from soaring unemployment and a foreign debt of $26 billion, was in for new jolts. Last week the Philippine Central Bank raised interest rates on treasury bills from about 20% to 30%. Commercial banks immediately hiked their prime and commercial lending rates. Reflecting a dip in business confidence, the peso fell 10% against the dollar. Said Felix Maramba, chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce: "Marcos' credibility is zilch...
...recalling the worst of it, students and faculty alike say the level of academic excellence did not dip. History Instructor Reavis Mitchell is articulate on the subject: "The quality hasn't suffered as much as the reputation. People equate leaky faucets and cold classrooms with the totality of education. I try to tell my students there has always been an element of suffering, unfortunately, in the black tradition of education...