Word: downwards
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...growing extent, with the public-over his handling of the economy. During the President's nine months in office, the economy has in fact performed quite well. But in the past few weeks, economic growth has slackened, the unemployment rate has stubbornly refused to edge downward, and inflation has begun to pick up speed-not enough to justify fears of a downturn but enough to convince many economists, bankers and executives that Carter still has no clear idea as to what to do about the economy...
...about academic danger signs. Composite scores on the ACT test, an Iowa-bred competitor of the SAT exam, have been drifting downward since 1972. Meanwhile, almost 70% of the West seniors who took the ACT test this year had a grade point average of 3 or higher out of a possible 4, compared with only 39% in 1970. For the past four years, A's have been the most commonly awarded grade. Says Senior Kyle Schulz: "If you get a C, that's terrible...
Even as the stock market edged downward this year, one stock shot up sensationally. Between January and mid-September, the shares of a little-known company called Savin Business Machines Corp., of Valhalla, N.Y., increased 158% in value on the New York Stock Exchange, reaching a high of $50. Suddenly Savin's stock collapsed; by the middle of last week its price had been cut nearly in half, to $27.25, and a modest rally brought it back only to $28 Friday. The drop was a classic case of how jittery stock traders can be panicked...
...sure way to identify a filmmaker whose career has taken a downward turn is to examine which areas of the movie received most of the director's attention. When critics can only muster compliments such as "ravishing to look at" and "visually stunning," something is missing. Russell's Valentino is a case in point. The shots of Nureyev working on the California desert during the filming of The Sheik provide delights for the eye, as do the many crowd scenes. But the audience should be able to expect more from a director with Russell's experience than artsy effects with...
Faculty members at the University who were reached for comment yesterday agreed with the findings of the roll, saying that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, a common index of academic preparation for college, have remained virtually constant at Harvard, in contrast to the downward trend nationwide...