Word: fourth
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...Still another possibility, though he begins from a small base, is Iowa's enormously popular Governor Robert D. Ray, a tireless campaigner who often ends a day of politicking with a family snack at an ice-cream parlor. He will be only 49 when his fourth term-an Iowa record-ends in January...
...some bipartisan worry among members of TIME'S Board of Economists. Republican Murray Weidenbaum of Washington University now believes economic expansion in the final three months of the year will be relatively slow, though he expects a strong pickup next year. Democrat Otto Eckstein of Harvard foresees a fourth-quarter growth rate no higher than 3.7%, and possibly as low as 2%, v. the third quarter's already disappointing 4%. As a result, Eckstein believes that the economy will need the stimulus of a new tax cut early...
...contrast, American cottonwood, which is similar to Gmelina in quality and yield, requires at least 30 years to reach maturity. But again the Amazon proved more complex than Ludwig's experts imagined. His property contained at least two distinct types of soil, one unsuitable for Gmelina. Now about one-fourth of Ludwig's first tree forest is being planted in Caribbean pine, another fast-growing variety that can be harvested in 19 years as opposed to more than 50 years for American pine. Says one of Jari's American managers: "Mr. Ludwig doesn't want to waste time with research...
...Brown took advantage of this final break and scored its fourth touch-down to produce a final score which in no way indicates the closeness of the game...
Sullivan scored a 31-yard over-the-shoulder touchdown in the fourth quarter to blow the game wide open. The touchdown cast Crimson visions of perfection off into the snowbanks that lined the field. It transformed Eli joy into ecstasy...