Word: paces
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, there is concern over the irregular pace of the American economy. You need only to look at the dollar exchange rate. We must continue to steer the course we are now on: consolidation of public finances and bringing interest rates under control to achieve a lower inflation rate and freedom for the economy to move away from governmental restrictions. We are cutting taxes by 20 billion marks ($6.4 billion) as part of the recovery process...
Saturday morning, the heavies kept up their pace for the entire 2000 meters...
Seaver found his pace gently, indicating his pitch selection with measured flicks of his gloves. He would signal his fastball with a quick jerk, his curve with a sweeping gesture. All the time his battery mate was stoic, chewing his tobacco carefully, with respect...
Even more surprising was how well Thompson's quintet could rock out. Thompson's nimble fingers easily whipped off the amphetamine pace of "Fire In The Engine Room," "Little Blue Number" and "Tear-Stained Letter" without his usual barrage of accordians, horns, et al. "You Don't Say," the single weakest track on Crowded Room, became a furious dance song, fueled by harmonics and a vicious guitar jam. Throughout, Thompson and Gregson seemed determined to escalate the pace of their frequent duels, culminating in the third encore with a twelve-minute version of a Gregson original...
Blithely running down innumerable hills, it becomes awfully tempting to sprint at a maniacal pace. I have never been good at overcoming temptation. So I ignored all the pre-marathon promises I had made to my ever-worriful mother not too go out too fast...