Word: knock
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...government also unveiled an emergency plan to lower the yen by, among other things, spending more on public works, which would presumably stimulate the economy and thus perk up demand for imports. But American economists reacted as if they had seen it all before. "If Japan really wanted to knock down the yen, they'd give in on motor vehicles," said Allen Sinai, the chief economist for Lehman Bros...
...certainly not going to knock down a cross that's been there since the place was built," Brady said...
Despite its gaudy record over the last couple of years, Brown appeared unprepared for the conditions that Harvard captain Elijah White termed "biblical." Headwinds were strong enough to knock a full minute off the two boat's expected times. Waves crashed over the big boat every third or fourth stroke. Conditions were so bad that B.U. and Northeastern decided to postpone their race until Tuesday...
After the heard-fought victory over the Tigers, the Crimson still had another barrier to knock down--Navy...
...terrorists, voters have decided that comedians are best suited to run the government -- or at least two major cities. In elections Sunday, Tokyo voters elected as their governor Yukio Aoshima, who donned a kimono and wig to portray "Nasty Grandma" in a popular 1960s TV show. In Osaka, comic "Knock" Yokoyama won the honor. Though both are longtime members of Paliament's upper house, they were able to capitalize on voter anger with politics-as-usual to beat major party candidates...