Word: lifts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...repeal any law or invalidate any regulation already on the books. It will, however, provide a basis for challenging existing laws and sexist practices. Hence so-called protective labor legislation for women, such as state laws limiting working hours or the amount of weight a female worker can lift, may be broadened to extend to men or be dropped altogether. Alimony laws could be written in terms of marital contribution and ability to pay, rather than the sex of the spouse. If the draft is reinstated, men or women will be able to challenge men-only conscription laws...
Aschenbrandt's paper triggered Freud's own studies of cocaine. He obtained some samples of the drug and first tried it himself. It gave him an emotional lift, producing what he described as a "normal euphoria." After that he used cocaine frequently, always with the same results. Freud coolly summarized his experiences in his notes: "You perceive an increase of self-control, possess more vitality and capacity for work. This result is enjoyed without any of the unpleasant aftermaths which accompany exhilaration through alcoholic means...
...spur more capital spending by making business equipment less expensive to buy, President Ford has asked Congress to lift the investment tax credit across the board to 10%, or an additional 6% for utilities and 3% for other corporations. Yet even if Congress passes the measure, as expected, it is unlikely to quickly offset the combination of factors that are drying up business spending...
...seconds later, at 0:59 of the period, Andy Spaulding scored. Center Barney Cook then took over, scoring an uninterrupted hat trick. Cook's first tally was on the power play and the next two came within one minute of each other at 10:43 and 11:40, to lift Harvard to a 6-4 lead...
...weapons procurement, possibly signing contracts for 69 new F-15 fighters in the next two years instead of the 72 it had planned. The Navy may be forced to purchase 21 rather than 30 new destroyers next year. The Army is reluctantly setting aside its plans to buy heavy-lift helicopters that can haul 22.5 tons...