Word: fittings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...these complaints, which have reached a crescendo in the final days of the campaign, do not entirely fit the facts. Further, they reflect a lack of historical perspective, and a misconception about how the American political system operates at its best...
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Dole says Carter is weird. Part of Carter's strangeness is his tendency to talk of Jesus in normal conversation as if Jesus were real, like President Ford or the family automobile. Heavens! How could Carter ever fit...
What had gone wrong? Economists could easily find reasons to fit their own politics and prejudices. The monetarists, who are mostly Republican and conservative, pointed to the sharp decline in the rate of growth in the money supply in the six months up to last February; it rose only 2.7%, v. 8.7% in the previous half-year. Since the monetarists reckon that it takes six to nine months for changes in the money supply to have an impact on the economy, they found it natural that business hit an air pocket in the late summer. Many other economists, notably liberal...
...haughty wife of the legendary screen lover in Ken Russell's film Valentino. With Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev, 38, cast as Valentino, the relationship is somewhat different from the original. The driven Rambova constantly badgered her "Rodolpho" to make bigger films, then walked out on him in a fit of pique. This time round, it's Nureyev who keeps demanding more effort. Says Phillips: "When we were on location in Spain, he kept coming around to the dinner tables every night saying it would be a good idea to rehearse some more. Nureyev loves to work...