Word: jump
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Immediately upon beginning the practice I noticed improvements on the subjective level. Life was generally more fun. There was less of the strain and exhaustion I had often felt previously, and more energy, clarity and creativity. On a more objective level, my productivity at work took a jump, largely, it seemed, because of an improved ability to see the broad context as well as to concentrate on the details, both necessary to produce the maximum result. This being my experience, I naturally wanted to understand more about how such a simple procedure practiced two brief periods daily could have such...
...because they were pushed into higher tax brackets, and much of their raises was taxed away. Last year they did somewhat better. A sampling of proxy statements of 50 major companies shows that their top executives' cash compensation-salary plus bonus-rose by almost 11%, v. a 6% jump for inflation...
...Sullivan soared in the high jump to give Harvard another win and Geoff Stiles captured first place in the pole vault competition, although his 14-ft., 6-in. vault was far from his personal best...
...hierarchical society that is kind to those on top and harsh to those on the bottom." (Anyway, what kind of sentence is this!) I must take strong objection. If, with any degree of writing skill and thematic continuity Emmerich employed in composing his statement, how did he jump from his "no evidence" criticism to a rather strong and unconfirmable remark of DeVore's politics. I am sure that Irven DeVore and the students who applauded his words that night in Science Center Lecture Hall B have as much "guilt" about inequalities existing in the world today as J. Wyatt Emmerich...
Then there was co-captain Dan Sullivan, suffering from inconsistency of late, clearing only 6 ft. 6 in. in the high jump, which left him second behind Tiger Rainer Malzbender...