Word: grossness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Wall Street's exuberance was ironic in light of other economic news. The Commerce Department announced that the gross national product, after adjustment for inflation, grew at an annual rate of 2.7% in the July-September period, down from the 7.1% pace of the year's second quarter. The drop was slightly larger than expected, but many economists welcomed it in the belief that slower growth will keep inflation from speeding...
BLUNT ISN'T exactly the word for much of the humor in the text itself. Crude, maybe, or perhaps gross. Styled as a basic "women's literature" textbook, Titters 101 is the image of the abused high school volume, in which every kind of girl wrote notes to her friends and herself. With underlinings in blue and hand-written scribblings in the margins, the book tries its damnedest to give the illusion of being used. Starry-eyed, worldly wise, crude and prude alike have scrawled in the margins. A sampling...
...confidence was further buoyed by a report of the council's economic panel. It predicts continued expansion next year, fueled by a 6% growth in corporate profits and strong capital investment in plant and equipment. Most important, consumer spending, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the gross national product, is expected to remain strong. Said Philip Hawley, chairman of the Carter Hawley Hale department-store chain, which includes Neiman-Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman: "Going into the all-important holiday season, consumer confidence to us looks good. It's close to its alltime high." Hawley predicted, however...
City Councilor David E. Sullivan--who sponsored the 1981 landmark ordinance and faces a suit for inappropriate interference--sees a more serious problem with allowing Doyle to proceed with the proposed construction. He decried the demolition as a gross violation of city authority--one which demands punishment. "I'm sure the [State Building Codes]. Appeals Board decision will be overturned." Sullivan predicts, resulting in a denial of a building permit for Doyle...
...care services to individuals and communities is in an era great change and growth, and, as an article in Business week has stated. "The health community is putting on a business suit." Health care is the chief largest community is the United States and comprises ten percent of the gross national product. Hospital have been traditionally the major providers of health care services, but today we see, in addition, a proliferation of health maintenance organizations Walk-in Clinics, Emergency Care Centers and for-profit All these organizations have been for skilled administration...