Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...will be to get points on the board early, get the momentum going in Harvard's direction to force the opposition into playing catch-up ball, and then wait for the defensive talent to develop...
...unclear how the organizations will work together this year -- and that may prove an important factor in determining the success of their activities. Most students in the groups, confident from the high turn-outs in the demonstrations last spring, believe they will be able to keep up the momentum for change. Some even express hope that they will see a broad leftward turn in the politics of the students. The more cautious students, however, hold back judgement on that point and continue developing organizing techniques and amassing the evidence they believe they will need to lead an effective fight against...
...money and energy on local races, where they forecast a net gain of six governorships and 250 seats in the state legislatures. He adds: "What we're trying to do is restore our party's base so we can go into 1980 with lots of enthusiasm and momentum. "In other words: wait till next time...
...sharp boost in interest rates-that will have to be more drastic the longer they are put off. Top administrative aides privately express concern that the U.S. may be faced with a combination of high inflation and serious recession by the time the 1980 election campaign starts gathering momentum...
...that capitalist economic development proceeds in up-and-down waves of 50 to 60 years each, which are determined by the confluence of invention, investment and trade. As Rostow explains it, the elements that caused the postwar boom (rapid technological advances, expanding trade and growing population) have lost their momentum...