Word: outright
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Standard & Poor's DRI, the economic-consulting firm, poses this question: "Will the bears eat Goldilocks?" (As in the fairy tale, there are three bears--the Asian, Russian and Wall Street varieties.) His answer: It's a toss-up. Right now Wyss sees a fifty-fifty chance of an outright recession before the end of the year 2000. Wyss would have shifted the odds to favor recession if the Federal Reserve had continued to hold out against interest-rate cuts. But in late September the Fed did push through a quarter-point reduction in the so-called federal-funds rate...
More striking than any of the board members' numerical forecasts, however, is the marked change in the overall tone of some of their comments. Sinai, usually a sturdy optimist, now sees "the greatest risk to good times since 1989-91," the period that included the last outright recession, and though he predicts only a growth recession, he immediately adds that "I can't guarantee there will not be a recession in a traditional sense...
Seek out professors and section leaders with, if not outright sympathy for your passion, at minimum a basic comprehension of the precepts of the game...
...Could outright absolution be next? There's no sign yet that Mrs. Clinton plans to publicly forgive her wayward spouse, but there's little doubt in the White House that public absolution from her would be the ultimate weapon: Hillary has forgiven him, the spin would go -- once again -- so why can't Congress? Now would be a good time to strike, with polls showing growing public disquiet over the House's handling of possible impeachment hearings. Expect more attacks from the First Lady soon; she's not one to be passive with her tenure at stake. If her husband...
...same time, tuition has risen dramatically. Close to half of the undergraduate population at the College receive outright scholarships, and without the Campaign, it is doubtful the Faculty could have kept pace with rising tuition...