Word: rising
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Some experts have also suggested that the rise of a new, deadly sexually-transmitted disease may force Americans to redefine old ideas about sexuality. A new definition, some say, may imply a committment to monogamy and a greater emphasis on "safer and safer...
...prospective payoff: reading, writing and math test scores would rise 20% in five years, according to B.U. projections, bringing them in line with state averages. "Even if B.U. only accomplishes 50% of what it sets out to do," says Robinson, "we will be better...
...with a little liposuction. The average thoracic surgeon last year earned $350,000 in gross income from Medicare billings -- seven times the amount taken in from that source by family doctors. Physicians' gross income from Medicare cases went up 16.3% last year alone. Employees of private industry saw a rise of less than 4% during that same period. Congress should weigh such numbers as it considers revising Medicare fee schedules. Nor are the patients blameless: Americans must come to learn that more expensive machines and elaborate procedures are not always better and that their demands for risk-free care risk...
...Bush advisor added that world democracy, though it may not follow the American model, is nonetheless on the rise. He said that because America is an important influence on Latin America, the success of democracy there suggests that the U.S. is now following an effective foreign policy. Bush would continue such a policy, he said...
...said the veneer of an effective foreign policy was more a reflection of the rise in defense spending and loans from foreign countries under the Reagan administration, rather than making responsible budget cuts...