Word: influxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because of the influx of women into the workforce, most pink-collar workers--employees in the service sector of the economy earning $14,000 to $30,000 a year--are women clerical workers. Of the 3700 support staff workers eligible to vote in the May 17 union certification election, 83 percent are women...
Another key has been the influx of new players. Two of the new players, Andrea Eror and Alex Williams, are expected to contribute greatly if Radcliffe ends up meeting Dartmouth...
...percent cut in the funds for resettling refugees. So, at a time when Thailand is completely closing its borders to an overflow of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees, the U.S. has decided to reduce their legal numbers by 6000 per year. This will make room for the potential influx of Jews and Armenians from the Soviet Union. Possibly the only way to prevent Thailand from turning back the Indo-chinese escapees is for the U.S. to guarantee the refugees additional space, allowing Thailand to harbor them temporarily. Yet our reaction is the exact opposite...
...influx of drug dealers has led to an astonishing surge in drug-related violence. In 1985, 17% of Washington's 148 homicides were connected to narcotics. In 1986 the figure climbed to 33% of 197 murders. Last year's tally: 57% of 228 killings. Police estimate that in the first two months of 1988, 67% of the city's 54 homicides have been due to the local drug wars...
World War II brought a new group of students to Dudley. the non-residents' center absorbed an influx of students coming to Harvard under the GI Bill; veterans returning from years of fighting often chose not to live in the other houses with younger, traditionally college-aged tenants. At that time, up to 600 undergraduates affiliated with the center, located in Dudley Hall at the present site of Holyoke Center...