Word: growth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...exactly. But the market's health does have an enormous impact on consumer confidence, and thus on economic growth. The mechanism is as much psychological as it is financial. For the past five years, as long as the economy perked along nicely and the stock market bounded upward, it was easy for Americans to feel prosperous, whether they actually owned any stocks or not. Families were willing to take on mortgages to buy new homes, in part because they believed the economy would continue to grow and the value of the home would appreciate. Those who did own stocks enjoyed...
...says a lot about the dedication of the kids who play rugby," Kingston said. "The sport has come from being a game of the gifted amateur--a sport as much about joviality and fun--to a decade where we have seen tremendous growth and improved organization in the sport at American colleges...
...frustrated by the non-growth of otherchurches, the sense that they were all preachingthe same tired, mellowed out Christianity and thatthey had departed from the Scriptures," Shepherdsays. Shepherd went on to stress that evangelizingwas "a direct command of Christ," and that memberswho did not evangelize were by definition badChristian in the Church's view...
Dukakis said the nation is in "a period of great uncertainty and danger, but also a time of great opportunity." He offered a plan for economic growth and opportunity similar to his policies in Massachusetts...
...endowment's set pay out rate is to blame, because it bars the endowment from making contributions that reflect its outstanding performance. In 1974 the University established the pay out policy to preserve the endowment's long term growth. It has worked--since 1974 the endowment has quadrupled...