Word: lowered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...great temptation simply to drift, "lower our voices" settle for what we have, we are; say it is too late for change, we lack the resources, all we can do is keep our head above the wave, treading water. History has made us, we cannot remake ourselves...
Nearly 10 years later, Jimmy Carter told Americans they were suffering from a "malaise" and that they would have to set their sights a little lower. He spoke of "lowered goals as well as thermostats," accommodation with the Soviets and a lessened role worldwide. He knew the myth was false and gave us a program that sought only to keep our heads above water...
...launch market. Despite the shuttle accident, the U.S. has the best reliability record for space shots. Moreover, American firms may benefit because the U.S. makes nearly 70% of the world's satellites. Most customers prefer to send up their satellites from the country of manufacture, because of lower costs and greater technological compatibility with the launching service. Says Andrea Caruso, director general of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization: "Most Europeans would still prefer to launch with the U.S., but the U.S. is going to have to move quickly to demonstrate that it has a usable launcher and that...
...billion budget would affect their pocketbooks. In his budget message in Ottawa's Neo-Gothic House of Commons, Finance Minister Michael Wilson announced an 8.4% decrease in Canada's $24 billion national deficit, crowed about the country's improved economic outlook and promised a tax-reform program that would lower personal taxes. Wilson had barely finished announcing the good news when most Canadians yawned and turned their attention back to the question that has really preoccupied them lately: How much longer can Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his scandal-ridden Conservative government hold...
...cult trumpets be raised: Hollywood is stagestruck again. Children of a Lesser God corrals five Oscar nominations; Crimes of the Heart blossoms into a modest, megastar success; Brighton Beach Memoirs and 'night, Mother find their way to film. All of which means . . . very little. Perhaps that there is lower financial risk in stories with few characters and no special effects. Or that the ravenous appetite of the home-video market can be easily stoked with product that has proved its value in another venue. Or that moguls have decided to bankroll a few films with their wives in mind instead...