Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...about to return to health. Airline stocks have risen by an average of 66% since August, a run-up that ranks among the best of any industry. Says Robert Joedicke, an airline analyst at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb: "Airline profitability is entering a recovery period that should gain momentum during 1983 and continue for several years." A report from the investment banking firm of Morgan Stanley puts it in plainer English: "Every portfolio should have an airline stock...
Freshman Tim Ford and senior Captain Larry Countryman followed Chappell's momentum-setting performance with a one-two sweep in the 1000, finishing in 9:34.1 and 9:36.9, respectively...
...first half of play both squads seemed equally matched on man-to-man defense. The Huskies gained momentum in the last two minutes of the period and carried a nine-point buffer into the second half...
...that would, in many cases, reject the financial help if they knew the source. Western intelligence experts believe that the mass movement in opposition to new NATO missiles in Europe probably was not Soviet-inspired, but they fear that the Kremlin's active measures have given the movement greater momentum...
...Lions' temporary momentum was quickly stifled by sophomore standout Sean Wallace, who edged his way to a hard-fought, 3-2 victory over Columbia's Stefan Antonssen by maintaining a tenuous hold in the final moments. Crimson freshman Kevin Wattles clinched the victory with a 4-3 decision in the 190-lb. weight class over Andy Barth, scoring a timely escape in the final period...