Word: growed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Commenting on Mr. Potato Head, Leno said, "Howdo we explain to people in starving countries thatwe grow food for amusement?" Leno added, "Astarving child in Biafra sees a Mr. Potato Headand says 'Oh! A potato, a potato!' You say 'No,you can't eat it-you have...
...those little girls who don't grow up to be Olympic champions, there is still an important message from Saturday's competition. The skating beauties who have won golds in the past--in part by pandering to the public's wish for a stereotype, be it elegant, cute, or sexy-have chosen careers consistent with their stage images. Peggy Fleming filmed commercials for Trident gum before moving on to sportscasting; Dorothy Hamill inspired a national hairstyle and represented a shampoo company; Katerina Witt is about to enter a career in acting and modeling. But things will be different...
...President wants to boost outlays for education, law enforcement, science and AIDS research -- all worthy proposals -- but steadfastly refuses to support tax hikes to finance increased spending over the long run. Moreover, Reagan's budget projections are based on the decidedly optimistic assumption that the gross national product will grow an average 3.2% annually over the next five years. Even with that rosy projection, the Administration forecasts a deficit of $51.1 billion in 1992 and $23.3 billion in 1993. The President who campaigned on a promise that he would balance the budget by the end of his first term...
...economy continues to expand, revenues will grow faster than spending, but not fast enough to close the deficit in the foreseeable future. Using figures from the Congressional Budget Office and assuming that GNP growth will average 2.5% over the next few years (a more realistic figure than Reagan's 3.2%), TIME estimates that if Congress takes no further action to cut spending or raise revenues, the deficit will still be $128 billion in 1992. That gap cannot be eliminated all at once, and the cuts should not be made mechanically or without regard to economic conditions. If a recession hits...
...wealth of crippling emotional and psychological fears. Affluenza can be acute, striking lottery winners or newly minted doctors and M.B.A.s. It can also be a chronic and pervasive condition in families where riches extend through generations. Says Aryeh Maidenbaum, a psychoanalyst in New York City: "The children grow up in a sheltered environment, a kind of golden ghetto without the walls...