Word: grew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tense," says Witteveen, whose eclectic reading list covers the Bible, the Koran and the Inspector Maigret whodunit novels. But most of all he finds inner peace in meditation, "turning away from all that happened during the day." Witteveen's parents were both members of the Sufi movement. "I grew up with it. I began to study, and was very much touched and convinced. This is a deep and wide philosophy of life. An important part of it is mysticism." Appropriately among the ten articles of faith professed by a Sufi is the law of reciprocity: "To fulfill by unselfishness...
...robust rate. In the second quarter, when President Carter dropped his $50 tax rebate stimulus proposal, some seers again lowered their sights-and again were proved wrong. Last week the Commerce Department reported that in the three months ending in June, the nation's real gross national product grew at a healthy annual rate of 6.4%. That compares favorably with the first quarter's growth, which last week was revised upward from...
...time of the average unpaid bill from 59 days in 1973 to a present tolerable level of slightly more than a month. These changes have helped bring about a sharp earnings turnaround: Con Ed's net income rose by 55% last year, to $301.4 million, al-though revenues grew by only 18%, to $2.9 billion. With Con Ed shares now at about $23 and the company in strong shape financially, some Wall Street brokers are again recommending the stock...
...many actors, not looking like a shmuck is a 9-to-5 job. De Niro clearly wants much more than that-not just to convince an audience that he grew up holding a sax, or living in Sicily, or playing baseball, but to convince him self. "If only there had been more time" is a constant De Niro refrain...
...grew up playing with rag balls wound in tape; his prize possession was a Ted Williams bat won for his superior play in local Little Leagues. He even slept with the bat and was brokenhearted when it was stolen after a pickup game. His mother recalls: "He was still, quiet and alone as a child. He was always walking around with a bat and ball in his hand." His two childhood dreams: Go to the U.S. Become a big league baseball player...