Word: rateness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Under Whipple's direction, astrophysics at the observatories expanded at an unprecedented rate. Following the world's first human-made satellite launch in 1957--the Soviet Union's Sputnik--the center also received an infusion of government and private funds when previously complacent America plunged into space technology...
EASTERN Airlines has made a name for itself for its oppressive management and union-busting. In recent weeks, as the machinists' union strikes and pilots and flight attendants honor the picket, the company has run full-page and smaller ads in The Crimson urging students to take cut-rate shuttle flights. In essence, the ads tout strike-breaking...
...said his plan is to ask the University to lend the city between $1 million and $4 million at one-half the nation's prime lending rate...
When the Government released its closely watched unemployment report for March last week, the figures seemed to give fresh evidence of economic strength. They showed an unexpected drop in the U.S. jobless rate to 5%, down from 5.1% in February and the lowest monthly rate in more than 15 years...
...closer look at the data, however, revealed an underlying weakness. The economy created only 180,000 new jobs in March, down sharply from the 280,000 that were added the previous month. The unemployment rate fell because relatively few new job seekers entered the labor force in March. Among other signs pointing to a softening economy, the report said the construction industry lost 50,000 jobs in March, or about 1% of its work force, as home building slumped because of rising mortgage rates...