Word: downwardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...criticized for moving too slowly, but at least when it comes to some of its assets, slowly is just the right pace. A rush to sell could lower real estate prices, forcing new defaults and a downward spiral. It is thus somewhat alarming to note that this is exactly the direction the RTC of late seems to be heading. As Barron's subtly headlined its April 30 cover story on the agency: SELL! SELL! SELL...
...swelling, is a smaller share of gross national product than it was during the years after World War II. That's true. But interest on the debt is far larger. As late as the early 1960s, when the national debt was still more than half of GNP, though heading downward, interest payments were barely 1% of ! GNP. Today the publicly held debt of $2.3 trillion is "only" 43% of GNP (up from 27% in 1981), but interest...
...battle to tame inflation has been exasperating because the chief weapon, tighter credit, has so far managed only to weaken the economy. In general, forecasters believe the U.S. economy will grow less than 2% this year. The housing industry, which has been depressed for two years, took another downward turn last month, when new home construction fell 9.3%, to an annual rate of 1.3 million units...
...London Symphony fiddlers know happy and sad too, and they get really sad when they are subjected to boring lectures. Thomas' approach, therefore, will be straightforward. "I'll just say, 'Let the phrase fall gently downward, legato -- smoothly.' The violinists will know that the left hand must be the most intense and the right hand must be the lightest, exactly at the right moment. As they do it again and again, it will work into their own reflexes and their own minds and will become more natural, more beautiful. That's when it gets exciting -- when I suddenly hear them...
...bare allure of the leg keeps the outline modern, but what's a woman to do if she's a bit, well, short stemmed? High boots help the proportions. More important to the complete look is the top, which may actually extend downward to the thigh. More ingenuity and inspiration went into this element of the silhouette than into any other. It's a great year for the jacket...