Word: growth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Youth Orchestra officials said they selected Wong in part because of his youth. "For the past 25 years, the orchestra's board of trustees has encouraged and leaned towards giving younger and generally less experienced people an opportunity for growth and development of their talents," said Steven D. Shaiman, manager of operations of the orchestra...
...persistence and growth of the Boston Church of Christ should be an issue of concern and vigilance to every member of the Harvard community. The church has been known to harass potential converts with repeated calls and visits to student dorms--practices which violate an individual's right to privacy...
Prior to Gorbachev's ascension to power, Shmelyov said the Soviet economy had reached a "pre-crisis state" because it had seen no growth from 1977 to 1984. He attributed this economic paralysis to the government monopolies on production, a dearth of incentives for workers and the government's disinterest in encouraging technological innovation...
...Freud discovered what he called a "leukoplastic growth on my jaw and palate." He correctly identified the cause as smoking, and was worried enough to suspect cancer. He was right; but apparently the man who knew so much about the mechanisms of denial in others had little influence over his own defenses. Rather than seek the opinion of a leading specialist, he selected a rhinologist of whom he had a low opinion. Was this an example of the celebrated "death wish," or perhaps just another instance of his need to be the boss? Macht nichts. The nose doctor operated...
...stakes in the pie fight are high. Even as growth in fast-food sales (1987 U.S. total: $56 billion) is slowing, pizza purchases are booming. Americans will spend an estimated $15 billion on pizza this year, more than twice what they spent just five years ago. As pizza has become more popular, the chains have seemingly sprinkled their outlets on every street corner: Pizza Hut, the largest, has more than 5,400 outlets in the U.S. and 6,200 worldwide. Even McDonald's has test-marketed a pie, McPizza. With so much competition, "it's not enough anymore just...