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Word: jump (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...someone dammed with faint praise in the preseason media guide: "has an accurate jump shot when left alone...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Introducing Mr. Smith | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...Harvard jumping corps had an exceptional afternoon, as senior Mark Henry -- who had already won the 55-meter dash -- extended his winning streak in the long and triple jumps. He also finished fourth behind teammates Doug Boyd, Robert Gustafson, and Dartmouth's Tony Kingsley in the high jump...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men Thinclads Beat Green, Brown; Women Second To Dartmouth | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...Captain Marquette Patterson won the long jump and later blew away the 55-meter hurdles in 8.43, which equalled the Harvard record she set last year. Senior Janet Judge made an impressive debut in the same event with a fourth place finish...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men Thinclads Beat Green, Brown; Women Second To Dartmouth | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

First, the jump in spending on Social Security and Medicare--from 2.3% of G.N.P. in 1960 to 6.6% in 1984--accounts for virtually all of Government spending's increased share of G.N.P. Second, there has been an absolutely unprecedented cut of 12% since 1980 in the real outlays on all other nondefense programs. More specifically, spending on all such nondefense programs fell from 9.3% of G.N.P. in 1980 to 7.3% in 1984, and will decline to 6.2% by 1989 even if there are no further changes in the law. Third, the defense-spending share of G.N.P. fell by one-third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: How to Get the Deficit Under $100 Billion | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

...reason for the market's strength. "You can't get 150 million-volume trading days without the participation of the individual investor," notes Monte Gordon, research director for the Dreyfus Group of mutual funds. Concurs Furniss: "Individuals had been poised on the sidelines, waiting for a signal to jump back in. Now they expect something to happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street's Super Bowl Rally | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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