Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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NEW YORK CITY: The nation's unemployment rate improved dramatically in February, falling to 5.5 percent, as the country posted its biggest one-month job increase since 1983. However, the good news sent a surprised Wall Street reeling. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 171.24 to finish at 5470.45...
"The point was in fact made today that the committee, as it is already constituted, is working well and gets opinions from a wide variety of student sources," he said. "I buy the argument that the proposed expansion would not help the committee deliberation."
One reason for the suggestion that Cambridge look into relocating the main branch is that the current expansion plans have met with some resistance from neighbors in mid-Cambridge.
Gomez-Ibanez said he thought the expansion plans might be going a little too far.
NASCAR's expansion has been fueled in part by shrewd salesmanship. The league markets itself as a slice of the American heartland, with "fan-friendly" drivers who keep up a hectic schedule of autograph signings and charity events. And NASCAR has flooded the market with races. "A lot of it...