Word: lowered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Researchers believe the latest findings could be due to errors in study design or interpretation. Moreover, the surveys may not be relevant to current pills. The reports contain data on women who took older formulations of oral contraceptives; today's tablets contain lower levels of sex hormones and are considered much safer. Most doctors remain convinced that the Pill's documented benefits far outweigh unproven risks. Women will have to decide for themselves whether they agree...
...blame America's recordbreaking budget deficits on our allies' failure to shoulder more of the NATO burden is misleading. Defense expenditures as a percentage of GNP, even after the Reagan defense buildup, are much lower than they were throughout the 1950s and 1960s, when the economy boomed...
Some, like Whatley, think that the reason women go into criminal law may be twofold. First, "women are willing to settle for lower salaries." But Whatley also says that "women are more sensitive" and "are more likely to express personal feeling...
...programs are starting with healthy numbers. Sajak is being picked up by 90% of CBS affiliates, more than carry the network's current offerings. Hall's show also will reach 90% of the country with its lineup of independent stations. But producers and network executives are busily trying to lower expectations. "It's foolish to think you can knock off an institution like Carson just because you arrive on the scene," says CBS vice president Michael Brockman. Asserts Lucie Salhany, president of Paramount's domestic television division: "We're not out to get anybody. There's room...
...lower dollar also means a decrease in the standard of living for many Americans. Prices of all imported goods will rise, as will those of many American goods whose producers see a way to increase profits and still compete. According to Thurow, there would be a serious risk of the United States heading "back to double-digit inflation" and suffering "a noticeable reduction in the American standard of living...