Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Diego St.] is known for starting fast,shooting a goal, and keeping that lead." Peppersaid. "We are known for starting slow and pickingup momentum. That was a factor in the quality ofplay."AP PhotoHarvard's NICK HOTCHKIN (right) is tackledby San Diego St.'s KEN TAYLOR in the Aztec's 2-1(5-4 in penalty kicks) victory over the Crimson inSaturday's semifinal contest in Clemson...
...sure, the country can boast some undeniable successes. The productivity increases of Italian workers, for instance, now rival those of the Japanese, with a rise of 3.6% this year alone. But many observers see signs of disenchantment, even weariness, among the public at large. "We have been running fast, but now there is this feeling of having to catch one's breath," says Sociologist Franco Ferrarotti. "All this achievement means we are abandoning a way of life that was cherished...
Greider is especially tough on Paul Volcker, chairman from 1979 until this year, for bringing inflation down much too fast. Under Volcker, writes Greider, the "Federal Reserve was determined to drive the rate of inflation lower and lower, regardless of other consequences." The consequences, in Greider's opinion, were an unnecessarily severe recession in the early 1980s, a huge trade deficit and the debt burdens that still plague the economy...
...question stands out in the minds of the country's toy manufacturers: Just how many $150 playthings can American parents afford at a time of shivering stock prices and economic uncertainty? It had better be plenty, because the industry is pinning its hopes on a new generation of fast-talking and fast-shooting computer-driven toys with price tags that run from $60 to $225. Store shelves and shop windows are crowded with jabbering dolls, video villains, electronic spaceships and even a child- size camcorder. But there are signs that parents -- and grandparents -- may balk at shelling out as much...
...talking toys are cuddly, cute or even particularly appealing. Galoob's Mr. Gameshow ($129) features Gus Glitz, a fast-talking, lacquer-haired impresario who stands atop a blinking, bleeping game board and hosts homemade variations on Wheel of Fortune and other word games. With microphone flailing and jaw flapping, Mr. Gameshow dishes out play money and bad jokes with equal largesse: "Nice jacket. Who shot the sofa...