Word: rising
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Heavy fighting and rebel attacks on food convoys have made many of the roads virtually impassable, giving rise to deepening food and fuel shortages. Last week when the United Nations attempted an emergency airlift of food, medicine and blankets to Kabul, the effort was temporarily stalled because crew members of the EgyptAir cargo plane feared rebel attacks. Two days later, however, Ethiopian Airlines delivered the first supplies from...
...healthy portion of the thrift industry will pay its share through an increase in its insurance premiums. The rate would rise from the current $2.08 per $1,000 of deposits to $2.30 from 1991 until 1994, after which it would decline to $1.80. The rate for banks would increase too, from 83 cents per $1,000 to $1.20 in 1990 and $1.50 thereafter. Even though both industries' insurance funds would be administered by the FDIC, their proceeds will be kept separate...
...Space museum is the most popular of its kind in the world, and for good reason. Planes hang from the ceiling. Rockets rise from the carpeted floor. And a five-story cinema shows amazing IMAX movies like "The Dream is Alive," which will make you feel like you are in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle...
...both sides of the street, signs advertise "Condominiums Available" and "Now Leasing Office Space." High-rise condominiums, towering office buildings and sleek mini-shopping centers with high-tech stores and trendy boutiques dot the landscape...
Hubba Hubba, which sells rock music, leather jackets and variety of novelty items, was forced to relocate two years ago in an effort to stay in the area. Now, a high-rise condominium development is being erected in Hubba Hubba's old home. "We moved with an eye to the future," Phelps says...