Word: drastically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...offensive lineman is demanding, physically and mentally. Explained Restic, "There are two types of aggressiveness: controlled and uncontrolled. The offensive line has to be controlled. They must be quick, disciplined, intelligent and alert, and ready to adjust quickly to drastic and varied defense changes...
...like flooded sewers, particularly in the South. To alleviate the glut in Georgia's prisons, Corrections Commissioner Allen Ault last month announced that no new inmates would be accepted in any of the state's 37 correctional facilities. Last week the state took an even more drastic step: it released 350 inmates, mainly first offenders with one year or less to serve...
After two years of slumping sales, plunging profits, massive layoffs and a drastic scaling down of the size of its products to meet demands for greater economy, the U.S. auto industry is showing strong signs of recovery. In mid-October, traditionally a flat car-buying period, sales for the Big Four were up 37% over the same period a year ago. American Motors, its Pacer "wide bodied" small car a runaway bestseller, led the way with a 53.5% increase. General Motors followed, with its new subcompact Chevette off to a fast start, with a jump of 43%. Chrysler...
Congress is least likely to approve proposals to loan funds to New York. The approach winning the most support in Congress and among city officials would have the Government guarantee enough Big Mac bonds to keep the city solvent while it undertakes the drastic reforms needed...
...Vecchio said that the major reason for this "drastic" change in figures was that over the summer there was an increase in the demand of the agency's services, particularly in the custodial division. Most of the students "available" for employment at the time were non-scholarship students, he said...