Word: proof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Blind faith, belied by reality, that pursuit of the "efficiency criterion" will somehow produce national prosperity and political liberty. His students know better. Pablo Barona, president of the Central Bank of Chile, said the fact that "more than 90 per cent of the people are against our policies is proof that the model is working" (The New York Times, December...
...experienced a few nervous moments when the mare bounded down a rain-slicked brick street. In Coamo, he told a questioner that if Puerto Rico becomes a state, "you will first be an American, and second you will be a Puerto Rican." Anti-statehooders seized on the statement as proof that the island's cultural identity would disappear, but Connally later recovered, sort of. "You'll hardly know you have it [statehood]," he told a cocktail gathering, "except for a few more benefits...
...austerity program immediately released about $300 million in loans and grants from the West that had been held up until Turkey gave proof of its fiscal responsibility. The unanswered question is whether Demirel's measures will really help in the long run. OPEC price hikes will soon add around $100 million more to the country's monthly fuel bill of $150 million. State-run factories will be forced to choose between raising prices sky high or laying off thousands of workers-at a time when unemployment is already running at 20%. The discontent of the jobless can only...
...inflation has made them still more expensive. In a maddening vicious circle, Social Security benefits increase because of inflation, causing higher federal spending, larger deficits and eventually more inflation. Then Social Security must be increased, starting the chase anew. Warns Budget Boss Mclntyre: "If we attempt to inflation-proof every item in the budget, we will continue to feed inflation...
...miracle on 45th Street," and, as miracles are measured on Broadway, it just may be. Whatever it is called, the struggle against the odds of Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine is proof that if enough people care about a play, they can sometimes combat negative reviews...