Word: growths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...real business of Asia is now unmistakably business. Every country seems to be chasing after the Japanese economic miracle. Everybody is talking about growth rate, per capita income, foreign investment, development loans. Office skyscrapers and luxury hotels are blooming in Seoul, Manila, Jakarta and Singapore. Hong Kong is wall-to-wall skyline. It is all very heady and hopeful...
...Jordan. Sewer systems, water lines, and roads clearly indicate that these communities are being built to last and that they will be linked to other ones still in the planning stage. The Palestinians are offered payment for the land, although most refuse it, complaining of unfairly low prices. The growth of these new communities?whether authorized by the government or not?is seen by many Arabs as further proof that Zionism means colonial expansion and that the only way Israel can be ousted from the territories is by force...
...urban dweller knows, the U.S. is quite literally going to the dogs -to say nothing of cats, canaries, parakeets, turtles and, indeed, a whole Noah's ark of creatures. Accompanying the pet population explosion is the spectacular growth of medical care dedicated solely to Fido, Fifi, Polly and friends. There are now 30,000 doctors of veterinary medicine in the U.S., and the number is rising. In addition, there are more than 1,000 U.S. and Canadian animal hospitals. These range from small storefront one-doctor facilities to such gleaming temples of animal care as the nine-story Animal...
...regularly removes tartar buildup from canine choppers, caps those that have worn down and has even done costly root canal work on abscessed teeth. Pahle also suggested an easy remedy for animal bad breath: brush the offender's teeth daily-if he allows it. Other vets noted the growth of a more serious problem: heartworm-a mosquito-borne parasite that lodges in the heart, can reach a foot in length and blocks the oxygen supplied to the body. Eventually the dog tires after the slightest exertion. Several drugs are now available to prevent and treat this spreading canine disease...
Scandals involving the business practices of multinational companies have become so commonplace that exposing them is emerging as a growth industry in itself. Last week when the London tabloid Daily Mail published an expose of an elaborate system of alleged bribes and payoffs maintained by Britain's big, government-controlled automaker, British Leyland Motor Corp., the shock waves reached the highest levels of Britain's shaky Labor government...