Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...level in more than four years. Economists blamed steep mortgage rates, which rose from a national average of about 9% in January to nearly 12% by Black Monday, Oct. 19. Since the stock-market crash, mortgage rates have dipped to just below 11%, but that does not guarantee a quick recovery in the housing market. One reason, aside from the fact that many potential customers suffered big paper losses in the market meltdown: skittish home buyers may wait to see if a recession starts, and mortgage rates go down further, before deciding whether to go after their dream house...
...neighborhood, where delivery of city services was the major issue, he rose from ward committeeman to the board of aldermen by 1971. With relentless energy and a flair for press coverage, Gephardt helped residents keep grocery stores and hospitals in the neighborhood and massage parlors out. He developed a quick eye for compromise, harnessing reluctant conservative aldermen to his own group of Young Turks to start the city's revival. Many logically pegged Alderman Gephardt for the mayor's office, but he opted instead for Congress in 1976. Opponents criticized his national ambitions, and his own party favored another candidate...
...Adelphi is a talented team all around," Getman said. "If they're weak anywhere, they're a little slow outside. It'll make for an interesting combination, because we're quick outside...
While rowers were happy to find that the calm wind yesterday provided fast racing conditions, they were also quick to find that the cold river posed a new set of problems...
...close of the second period, both benches cleared as Pawloski and Army's Neil Minihane briefly mixed it up. The officials and coaches were quick in stopping the teams from battling it out any further. Minihane was called for a five-minute penalty and suspended for one game...