Word: easier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cruse refuse to voice their intellectual disagreements with Farrakhan. Sure Farrakhan is anti-Semitic and anti-intellectual, and his popularity is symbolic of the degree to which the Black underclass has been de-socialized. But to say as much would be to side with Jewish critics. How much easier then to refer to Farrakhan simply as a symbol of "defiance," an intentionally hollow word...
...hard at Harvard to watch as much TV as most people want," says Richard Polin '87 of Leverett House. "Cable would make it easier. MTV's perfect for studying because you don't really have to think...
...labs are old, and we don't know if we need more, but if we do," said O'Neill, "it would be a lot easier to aquire built space," such as the facilities at Arthur D. Little...
Last week, after the shop had closed its doors and the sting ended, the arrests started. By Thursday, police had rounded up 37 of 65 suspects, a job made easier by names and addresses the gullible thieves had written at Johnny's request on the checks issued by the shop. The videotape, which can be used in court, was also valuable, showing what Police Chief Arthur Deutsch called "the face of crime...
...economy's high-octane fuel has been low interest rates. The benchmark prime rate that banks charge for commercial loans has remained steady at 9.5% since it plunged to that level last summer from 13% in mid-1984. Fostered by the Federal Reserve Board, the easier credit has spurred consumer spending and encouraged corporate investment in plant and equipment. "All the signs are strong. We're seeing the fruits of a very substantial decline in interest rates," said Board Member Charles Schultze, a senior fellow at Washington's Brookings Institution who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under...