Word: influxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...immigrants, President Theodore Roosevelt advocated a federal family policy. He declared that the one-child family "spells death, the end of all hope," and in his 1906 State of the Union report he advocated that taxes "be immensely heavier on the childless." Yet the nation not only absorbed the influx of immigrants, it thrived on their dynamism. And many present-day critics have little patience with born-again nativism. "The trouble with Wattenberg's argument," says Bruce Schearer, president of the Population Resource Center, "is that it is exclusionary rather than inclusionary" and thus inappropriate to America's pluralism. Equally...
...only way to explain the phenomenon is the influx of ever-better athletes into all professional sports. Babe Ruth was simply such a legend that he could be excused for showing a little bravado. More important, his very presence at the plate commanded respect...
...principal reason for this massive influx of population into the urban areas is, of course, the intensification of the war following the commitment of American combat troops...
Given the continuing influx of Asian performers, Ozawa's perspective is one worth heeding. "Western music is like the sun," he says. "All over the world, the sunset is different, but the beauty is the same. Maybe there is a way to make a marriage between this Oriental blood and Western music...
...masterly speech and an influx of experienced men in key posts revitalize the embattled Administration. New Chief of Staff Howard Baker scores a hit at the White House and on Capitol Hill. William Webster prepares to head the CIA, while Frank Carlucci rebuilds the NSC. Yet a full recovery is threatened by ongoing investigations of the scandal' s damning details. See NATION...