Word: outstrips
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...standard of living, however, can crumble in different ways. Volcker's chosen poison is to take up inflation's slack by letting prices and business production outstrip the consumer's buying power. As Andrew Tobias has pointed out, though, the U.S. pays $65 billion annually to foreign oil producers, and that by far should be the chief target of any anti-inflationary program. Let the "living standard" that has Americans riding mammoth cars and wasting electricity fall, not the standard that keeps food on their tables and money in their savings accounts...
...both substantial grain harvests and rising prices. The key reason for the price surge: widespread expectations in the commodity markets that the Soviet Union may go on another grain-buying binge, in part to make up for an expectedly poor crop this year. That could cause worldwide demand to outstrip production and lead to shortages. Such speculation has driven up prices for corn, wheat and other grains by prompting buyers-domestic and foreign-to increase their orders as a hedge against being caught short...
After donning the tools of ignorance for the first time. Tyng did indeed go on to outstrip all his predecessors behind the plate. The 1877 season was Tyng's first as a catcher and in the team picture for that year he is holding the mask in the first photograph ever taken of the new accoutrement...
...reissue now proves that publishing has not yet succumbed to agents, packagers and the merchants of subsidiary rights. Viking may not make a dime from the book, but there are accomplishments that outstrip profits: the accessible store of superb novels has been increased...
Higginson did seem satisfied that Cooley should have been moved up. Despite the fact that Cunningham beat Cooley in seat racing on Thursday, Higginson felt, and his rowers concurred, that Cooley was largely responsible for the J.V.'s ability to keep up with and even outstrip the varsity during the week. Cooley's "the better stroke in establishing the swing, the length, the proportion," Higginson said. "What bothers me is that Kevin had something to offer--enormous drive--and he won't be able to offer it from...