Word: levelling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...develop superconductors partly because of the Reagan Administration's counter-productive attempts to restrict the free exchange of technical information with foreign scientists, a policy which has merely made research more difficult in this crucial field. A 1987 report by the National Academy of Sciences estimated that the current level of export controls cost the economy 188,000 jobs and $9 billion a year and was a major factor contributing to the nation's record trade deficit...
...issue, the council demonstrated its confusion and ineptitude. Vellucci voted against his own proposal for negotiations. Danehy amended not the deal with the developer, but a line item estimate in an appraisal report. Graham totally lost track of what she was voting on. Overall, most councilors showed a low level of understanding of real estate economics, and therefore were unprepared to negotiate aggressively on behalf of the city...
...obvious that the club-level Terriers were in for a long evening when the Crimson scored less than a minute into the game. Throughout the evening there seemed to be twice as many Harvard players on the ice: wherever the puck went, a Crimson skater was there...
Tsongas has already suggested a program that will increase the level of partnership between public higher education and the business community...
Elaborate plans are being drawn up for 21st century subterranean cities that may relieve the country's space crunch. Offices below ground level could create a new class of vertical commuters...