Word: jumped
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Union and China went at each other. Let's suppose tensions were to escalate and the Soviet Union were to jump the Chinese. In the nuclear age, such a conflict would inevitably lead to global war." Added Nixon: "Therefore, a reduction in Sino-Soviet tensions should be welcomed. Besides, a lasting relationship between the U.S. and China cannot be based solely, or even primarily, on fear...
...bulk of the jump in the endowment--the largest of any American university--comes from what Harvard's chief investment officer called a 17-to-18-percent increase in the return on Harvard's portfolio of stocks and bonds in the last two months...
...bulk of the jump in Harvard's endowment--the largest of any American university--comes from what Harvard's chief vestment official called a 17-to-18 percent increase in the return on Harvard's portfolio of stocks and bonds in the last three months...
...recent jump in Harvard's portfolio value follows a basically stagnant year of investing for almost all universities...
Griliches speaks from the target end of the recruiter's telescope as well: one of Harvard's most promising junior faculty members, macroeconomist Olivier Blanchard, is currently weighing an offer to jump ship for a tenured post at MIT. That offer is the first time MIT has wooed a Harvard economist in at least five years, professors...