Word: hards
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hoang Thanh Thu, 41, once served as a technician in Hanoi's central railroad administration. Last week he sat in a dark makeshift hut of bamboo and straw matting and stated the obvious: "Life is hard. We all want to go some place else," he complained. "We all came to China hoping that this would be a route to another country...
Given these factors, there may have to be quite a bit of pulling and hauling to get that bull market on its feet and charging hard. But optimists point to some fundamental trends that will be bracing for the market and may help stall the gold machine...
...deadline." At the U.S. Treasury auction last month, Dresdner's bid came in just high enough to win, and a Swiss competitor's offer failed by only 20? per oz. One clear moral: private investors who hope to benefit from the bullion boom will have a hard time matching wits against the professionals...
...Middle Eastern investors were anxious over political uncertainties, global inflation and the fluctuating fortunes of the dollar, though it had dropped only slightly by week's end. European investors as well were eagerly acquiring gold because energy-induced inflation has been weakening the value of even their own "hard" currencies. A binge of panic buying by Southeast Asian investors, worried about reports of heightened tensions between China and Viet Nam, further pushed up demand. Many big U.S. investors were also acquiring gold as a hedge...
...transporting some 35,000 pupils newly reassigned to different schools. The whole community mobilized to make the operation a great success. On the first day of school Mayor Tom Moody was able to announce: "We may not like what's happening, but we're going to work hard...