Word: lift
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...geometric growth of some popular and politically "uncontrollable" programs is controlled-Abboud mentions Social Security and veterans benefits-then much deeper deficits lie ahead. Until the Government eases some regulations, managers will spend capital to meet those rules instead of to create jobs. Buying up dollars will not permanently lift America's currency but at least will give the U.S. time to ease the trade and budget deficits that are dragging the dollar down...
Gardener, Irvin Williams has been harvesting sprigs of chives, rosemary, thyme and marjoram to give the summer table a little lift. The First Couple are down to two meals a day as heat climbs. But they have other nourishments, like the pad, pad of the bare feet of Grandson Jamie, 18 months, and Shelby Foote's novel September September...
Even at that reduced rate, the surge would give quite a lift to the disparate businesses and entrepreneurs that benefit from travel, including skycaps, tour guides, restaurants, hotels, car rental companies and retail chains. Certainly fares will continue to decline, though the sharpest cuts will be on off-peak, midweek and overnight flights. On the thesis that you get what you pay for, the airlines probably will adopt three classes of service. There will be first class for expense-account executives and wealthy tourists, in some cases with stretch-out beds like Japan Air Lines has begun to offer...
...Quiet Short Haul Research Airplane), which Boeing developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The plane will be ideal for commuters, since it can take off and land on extremely short runways. Reason: its four engines mounted atop the wing blow exhaust over the upper surface, creating phenomenal lift...
Despite the cramped quarters, the new planes should delight those passengers who relish the sensation of flying. They will lift off more easily, climb effortlessly and cruise quietly through the skies at an average 550 m.p.h. The planes will be much more stable at lower speeds than today's jets, and landings will be safer...