Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dissuade the U.S. from naming Hecht as Ambassador, but now that he has been selected "there ain't nothing much you can do, just grin and bear it." And although Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke went out of his way to praise nominee Sembler, his choice of words was less than stirring. Sembler "has taken great pains in recent weeks," said Hawke, "to acquaint himself with Australia...
...projection of 3.5%. The White House forecasters, looking through the rose-colored glasses favored by most Administration economists, calculate a growth rate of 2.6% for 1990, but a consensus of 52 economists surveyed by the Blue Chip Economic Indicators holds that the economy will grow at a rate of less than 1.5% during the final half of the year and at about the same sluggish pace in 1990. Says Norman Robertson, chief economist at Pittsburgh's Mellon Bank: "The slowdown is now a reality. It has arrived." Two out of three of the Blue Chip forecasters expect that the economy...
...senior economist for Prudential-Bache Securities, foresees the possibility of what she dubs a "couch-potato recession." Her scenario: well-off baby boomers, who have already purchased their compact-disc players and microwave ovens and typically have children to provide for, will spend more time at home and do less shopping. According to Prudential-Bache's Yuppie Consumption Index, these consumers cut their spending 2.4% in the period from December through...
...principal causes of casualties are terrain and weather. Never before have men fought for any length of time at such altitudes, breathing air that contains less than half the oxygen at sea level, at temperatures that drop below -43 degrees F, in blinding blizzards that can last days. Both sides admit that 8 out of 10 casualties are caused by the harsh conditions -- including soldiers being swept away in cascades of snow or tumbling into crevasses. Says a Pakistani officer at the northern end of the Saltoro sector: "We are brave. They are brave. And we both face the same...
...usual, from those who should have completed their first year in 1988 to those just starting this year. To help unclog the system, U.N. relief workers have developed a "crash course" for Grades 1 through 6 that crams a full 32-week school year into 20 weeks or less in order to advance as many children as quickly as possible...