Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they have in months. None is being bounced around more than the dollar, which is being victimized by exaggerated perceptions of the U.S.'s economic problems, by fluctuations in interest rates and the fickle peregrinations of Middle East oil billions. At one point in the course of some fast and furious trading last week, the greenback was down nearly 14% against the Swiss franc and more than 8% against the West German mark from where it was only two months...
...Fast Break...
Sanders said he hoped Banks's rebounding would enable the team to succeed in more fast breaks this season. "But to fast break," Sanders said, "you've got to control the defensive boards and limit the offense to one shot every time. Brain is an excellent defensive rebounder, and I hope that he will give us better board strength...
Both White and Mayer were encouraged by the response to last Thursday's fast--in which 2200 students participated--and see it as an indication that students are concerned about the world food situation. But there is a difference between passing up one meal and making a fundamental change in eating habits, and it is not yet clear how far students are willing to go. Even if they are ready to take the step to meatless days, the plan is not an automatic solution to the food crisis. There remain the enormous problems of transporting grain from rich countries...
...tasteless brew (which also tends to lack the dead rats and flies that spiced old-time likker). White lightning may yet find its uses. Once, when an agent cleaned off his fingerprinting machine with some confiscated corn, he found that it dissolved ink much faster than commercial solvents. Lightning fast...