Word: drives
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have become ''the root of all evil in the international monetary system.'' In this huge worldwide market, currencies can be traded almost instantly and without restraint. This fosters monetary instability, and since the dollar is such a large part of the system, the instability can drive down the value of the buck. Private bankers and corporate finance officers can wildly exaggerate any currency's weakness and cause its value to plummet as they unload billions of uncontrolled Eurodollars with a few telex messages...
Attempts to impose further controls now seem inevitable. The Federal Reserve and West Germany's Bundesbank, which are leading the drive to put Eurocurrencies in leg irons, have already asked major countries to impose reserve requirements on foreign deposits with their banks, even if they are branches located outside the country. In addition, governments of ten leading industrial nations are trying to force all banks to show exactly how much money they have lent out abroad...
After Horner's grab, the drive stalled, and Cody, who had made only one field goal all year, a 25 yarder, came on for a 41-yd. attempt from the semi-liquid turf...
Four failed series followed, two by each team, as the abysmal conditions and some rugged defense stymied both teams. After Brown's third unsuccessful drive in a row, Harvard's Paul Scheper blocked Chris Bryant's punt and the Crimson took over at the Brown 36 with less than a minute left in the first period...
...Harvard's first drive of the final quarter, defensive pass interference against tight end Chuck Marshall moved the Crimson to the Brown 40. Following an incomplete pass, St. John laced a perfect 30-yd. toss to Horner on a post pattern and the split end slipped over the goal line. A fake extra point failed and Harvard trailed...