Word: omen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which so far appears to be maintaining most of its momentum. The Government's index of leading indicators-which portends economic trends-was off nine-tenths of a per cent in September, its first drop in seven months. But analysts did not see the slight drop as an omen of a turnback toward recession. The stock market was rattled by President Ford's decision not to aid financially pressed New York City; the Dow Jones industrial index slumped to 836.04, down 4.48 for the week. At week's end First National City Bank lowered its prime rate...
...some observers, last week's moves by Egypt and Israel were a more favorable omen for peace than either a renewal of Kissinger's step-by-step talks or a resumption of negotiations at Geneva would be. For one thing, the reopening of the canal and the thinning-out of forces were undertaken by Cairo and Jerusalem without superpower prompting. For another, these acts instantly changed the Middle East mood. "I don't belittle this gesture," Sadat told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn, referring to the Israeli move. "I consider it a very important act on the part...
...Administration's decision, although he said he was obliged to support it. Even though ranking State Department officials are confident that the storm "will blow over pretty soon," the spectacle of the U.S. ambassador sightseeing in Thailand to delay taking up his post in India is a poor omen for his tenure...
...Leigh Hogan was banished to the box for charging Penalty-killer Kevin art book the puck in alone on tournament Brian Durocher, but couldn't finish the play as the Terrier's freshman goaltender was there to poke the puck off Carr's stick. It was an omen of things to come as Durocher repeatedly foiled what scoring bids the Crimson offense could generate...
...fall he was heavily pressured by army officers to make enough concessions to unblock the flow of Soviet arms. The army's concern was clear: since the October 1973 war, Egypt had received only two shipments of Soviet spare parts. Brezhnev's visit was considered a propitious omen; when he canceled out, the pressure on Sadat resumed...