Word: growingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After his new appointment was announced last week, Miller cheerfully held up a crumpled dollar bill at a news conference in San Francisco. Grinning, he declared: "My purpose is to make this dollar grow." His first priority at the Treasury Department, he said, will be "to continue the war against inflation," which he still regards as "the greatest threat to our nation...
...There is a deep sadness in Washington this week. Concern about Jimmy Carter and his Administration has gone beyond anger. The immediate shock of the graceless Cabinet changes will wear off, but doubts about the President will grow even larger and seep out across the world. Ultimately, they are doubts about America...
Food can be grown in the most hostile environments, Coca-Cola's technicians have discovered. In the deserts of Abu Dhabi, for instance, they are raising quantities of plump tomatoes, cucumbers and beans for 10? per Ib. The trick is to grow them under an inflatable plastic dome, which captures the air's available moisture instead of allowing it to evaporate under the searing sun. Also, J. Paul Austin explains, carbon dioxide is pumped in from diesel exhausts, and the gas promotes plant growth...
...narrow, shallow channels of water that are covered by plastic bubbles. "All the shrimp have been just about fished out of the oceans," says Austin. That is largely because in the open seas, 98% of all shrimp eggs are lost; but in Coke's protected patches, 50% grow to maturity. Austin expects fairly soon to be selling a lot of shrimp from this "controlled environment farm." There is a fair chance that when the supply stretches, the price will shrink...
House prices historically have proved remarkably resistant to economic downturns. Today the supply of homes is limited, and the demand from buyers is likely to remain strong and even grow as more and more baby-boom couples rush to jump aboard the real estate express. The prospect is for prices to continue rising faster than salaries. This will lead to a steady increase in debt, which will burden even well-paid two-income families...