Word: rising
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...animus that energizes much of today's British cinema. But unlike Laundrette and the rest, High Hopes derives much of its energy and some of its best comic strokes from a conscious, open acknowledgment that to be postmodern is also to be post-Marxist. In a time when people rise and fall freely, unhindered by traditional class structures, they become, according to Leigh, quite unhinged by their inability to locate themselves morally or emotionally on a sturdy social ladder...
...will be needed when the effort is in full swing, involving hundreds of scientists, dozens of Government, university and private laboratories, and several computer and data centers. With contributions from other Government agencies and private organizations like the Hughes institute, the total annual cost of the project will probably rise to $200 million, which over 15 years will account for the $3 billion price...
Meat and most other food items rose, while eggs dropped 15 percent after rising 20.1 percent in January. Food prices were led by a 35.3 percent increase in vegetables, including a huge 158 percent rise in tomato prices...
Energy prices jumped 2.4 percent overall in February, following a 4.9 percent increase a month earlier. The latest surge was led by a 4.1 percent rise in gasoline prices, the same as January's increase, and a 1.9 percent advance in the cost of natural gas. Fuel oil prices fell 3.1 percent, recovering somewhat from an 11.6 percent surge a month before...
Wholesale prices, excluding the volatile food and energy catagories, rose a brisk 0.6 percent in February, up from a 0.4 percent rise a month earlier. Toilet paper, prescription medicines, books and flatware prices all increased substantially...