Word: growing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Economy GDP is expected to grow a healthy 4.8% in 2004; stocks have risen; the rupiah and inflation are stable; and the national debt has fallen. Still, capricious bureaucrats and courts continue to deter foreign investment, which tumbled 41% in the first quarter, year-on-year...
Stem cells have excited scientists for their potential to grow into specialized tissue cells and possibly cure degenerative diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson’s. Stem cells drawn from human embryos, the most controversial and most promising variety, can develop into any human cell...
...places where it is more needed. Brazil, for example, has one of the world's most inequitable distributions of wealth. His message: only economic growth can fund antipoverty crusades like his Zero Hunger program. And only by playing hardball within the globalized economic system, he thinks, can developing nations grow...
...read few “great” novels that didn’t drag terribly. Yes, Ebert also calls attention to some underappreciated gems, but consider this: he likes about as many movies as he dislikes—he has to, otherwise his TV show would quickly grow tedious. And in an industry whose crap-to-quality ratio is perhaps ten-to-one, that means that Ebert will give thumbs up to four or five banalities for every gem, underappreciated...
It’s tempting to just say Democrats should grow some cajones and confront the right-wing taboos head on. But until Americans look beyond the “liberal” label, there’s not a lot Democratic politicians can do about the Right’s knuckle-headed policies. And if voters don’t get informed, our rude awakening is going to arrive, sooner or later, in the form of a national economic smackdown...