Word: paces
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Economists were alarmed that unemployment was increasing by 500,000 to 550,000 people a month in the last four months of 2008. The rate at which that pace is quickening since the beginning of the year is nearly beyond imagining. Will one million people lose jobs in January? The anecdotal evidence would support a number much nearer to that than the 500,000 or so that most analysts have forecast. (See pictures of a city battered by unemployment...
...letter, Smith reiterated a commitment to priorities like the launch of General Education this fall, while suggesting that “other timelines,” like the pace of development in Allston, were subject to adjustment...
...among the most memorable moments of the Obama presidency. The President will go to Europe in April to attend the next G-20 meeting on the global economic crisis. The steady pitch of crises and atrocities will demand his attention. There are crucial decisions to be made about the pace of withdrawal from Iraq and how many U.S. troops to add in Afghanistan. (Asked about the persistent reports from the Pentagon that up to 30,000 more troops are scheduled for Afghanistan, a senior Obama aide said, "No - repeat, no - decision has been made about troop levels in Afghanistan...
...classified, despite a GDP per capita of $63,000 - want to enjoy the energy-intensive lifestyles of the developed world, and they don't want fears over climate change to stop them. The best hope is that the innovation personified by Masdar and the WFES can beat the pace of warming. Masdar may seem like a mirage, but "this is absolutely real," says Nicholas Stern, a British economist and climate-change expert. "I'm very optimistic that this is happening...
...multicultural in every way: a cosmopolitan clientele and worldly sounds. Choose your groove: the first floor theme is Americana and the second is Diaspora. The VIP lounge, Sky Club, will be for the seriously swanky this inauguration. For a breather, leap onto the outdoor deck for a change of pace - inhale the still, January air and appreciate the luminous Potomac aglow under a dimmed night...