Word: rate
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...clearly if one looks to the Swiss franc. The Swiss franc is even a stronger currency than the deutsche mark, and the Swiss economy is even stronger than the German economy, but nobody would ever believe that for this reason Switzerland is a world power. Swiss defense is first-rate, but nobody would ever believe that for this reason Switzerland is a world power. To sum it all up: Germany is not a world power; it does not wish to become a world power...
...estrogen group, the relapse rate was 40% in those treated with CMF alone. But, remarkably, among women who had also been given tamoxifen, cancer reappeared in only about 10% of the cases...
More and more, the Administration seems to be bereft of solutions to inflation, which has been steaming along at a 14% annual rate over the past three months. In economic counseling to the President, Domestic Affairs Adviser Stuart Eizenstat, 36, has now all but eclipsed not only Kahn but also Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal, Chief White House Economist Charles Schultze > and Energy Secretary James Schlesinger. The policy seems to be to wait for a recession and hope that it will contain the price explosion...
Europeans, who traditionally seek refuge in gold during days of crisis, are buying enthusiastically because the Continent has been hit by energy-induced inflation. During the first quarter, prices rose at an annual rate of 9% in Switzerland and 9.6% in West Germany, weakening their strong currencies. So far this year, gold has risen even more sharply against the Swiss franc and the German mark than against the dollar...
Robert W. Fogel, Burbank Professor of Political Economy, heads an NBER program concerned with long-term trends in the development of the American economy. One of his studies deals with the economics of change in human stature through the years. He says he is finding that the rate of change reflects the wealth of the community. "It's a very good index of inequality of income. We're using it to investigate patterns by which different income and wealth existed and the circumstances under which they disappear and diminish," Fogel explains. He adds that a number of researchers felt there...