Word: rim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...movie's largest potential is for disaster. The process by which films are made is akin to one of those long, skidding, agonizing chase sequences shot along the rim of a cliff. Inside their chosen vehicle the egomaniacs scream at fate and one another, all the while kicking and kneeing, punching and gouging as they struggle for control of the wheel. Most movies, as everyone knows, end up in the ravine, bottoms up among the broken and rusting remnants of last year's improbable dreams. A few-sensibly designed or well-balanced or inherently powerful- seem to steer...
With Harvard trailing the Crusaders (3-1) by two points with only nine seconds remaining on the clock, freshman forward Greg Wildes--after driving full court and through a lot of Holy Cross traffic--missed the tying lay-up. The ball rolled off the rim with four seconds left, but Harvard was unable to put up another shot before time...
...high-arching jumper, then bounced back to commit a well-timed foul. Crusader failures at the line coupled with four free throws, compliments of sophomore Bob Ferry and Co-Captain George White to chop the Crusader lead to two. But when Wildes' lay-up slipped off of the rim, the Crimson comeback had failed...
While economic performance around the Pacific rim remains the envy of the world, the global recession has helped drive down average growth in the major Asian nations from 6% in 1981 to about 4% this year. TIME'S economists foresee a modest upswing for Asia beginning in 1983 (see table), but that expectation depends heavily on what happens in the U.S., the single biggest Western market for Pacific exports, and Japan, an increasingly important customer for its neighbors. The U.S.'s G.N.P. has declined this year by about 2%, and even a modest rebound could dramatically help America...
Despite the growing pains that the Pacific rim will inevitably face, TIME'S economists agreed that the outlook for the region is exceptionally bright. "Asia is hooked on growth," said Kim. That is not likely to change. -By Charles P. Alexander