Word: drastically
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...designed to strengthen the dollar seem to work any more. The U.S. at the start of the year began buying unwanted dollars to prop up their price; that intervention, which Europeans insisted was too brief, accomplished nothing. The Swiss in the past two weeks have taken a series of drastic steps to stop the rise of the Swiss franc against the dollar; among other things, they lowered interest rates to as little as 1%, imposed a 40% "negative interest" charge on certain foreign deposits of more than 5 million francs in Swiss banks -meaning that depositors must...
...core simply perpetuates bourgeois ideology, committed libertarians will scream Communist Indoctrination. Through the mist of this type of critical extremism, one can discern an interesting point. It would be better for all if a less rigid core was devised and if the University did not attempt such a drastic confiscation of freedom of choice for its students...
Jimmy Carter made an appointment with national network television at 9 p.m. last Friday. He let it be known that he planned to announce "drastic steps" to end the 81-day coal strike. Two hours earlier, however, the President had just joined in a party honoring early campaign supporters in the Blue Room of the White House. Suddenly he got a message. Striding down the corridor to take his place before cameras in the West Wing, he briskly announced that the long ordeal was probably over. A "voluntary settlement" had been reached between the 165,000 striking United Mine Workers...
Although the present bill may not have a drastic impact on the University, many administrators expressed concern that if Congress ever completely abolishes mandatory retirement, the entire tenure system may be called into question...
Classroom punishment ranges from tongue-lashing to old-fashioned paddling for a repeat offense. Despite the drastic methods, Musko tries to get across to students that the program is a last-ditch effort run by people who care. Says he: "These kids have passed the 'please' point; they are tough. We have to make them feel that someone cares. And we will use any method to do this." So far, he says, the reform by stress seems to be working. More than half of the 90 students who have passed through the course have remained in school...