Word: enormouse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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On the contrary, the council maintains, the family's function has dwindled ever since the 18th century, when the group acted as a self-sufficient agricultural unit. Then, chores performed by children contributed to the economic well-being of the family; now, by contrast, kids are an enormous drain...
Many European governments are thus under enormous pressure to seek higher growth. Citing "the preoccupying problem of unemployment," French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing last week announced a $1.1 billion infusion of government spending for public works and family allowances, the second stimulative effort this year. Britain...
As more and more homeowners are bitterly learning, the Achilles' heel in the family housing budget may not be mortgage payments or heating costs or even that unexpected leak in the roof, but property taxes. Such taxes have risen an average of 76% since 1970, and 136% since 1967...
There's good reason to be insecure. The transition from being a highschool hotshot to a lost freshman is an enormous one, and in the first few days it's all too easy to feel intimidated by the seemingly-brilliant people here. A freshman describes here roommate: "I don't...
A lawyer and former chief minister of the state of Haryana, bordering Delhi, Lal became Mrs. Gandhi's Defense Minister in December 1975, six months after she had declared the political emergency that eventually led to her downfall. During his tenure, Lal wielded enormous power and acquired a reputation...