Word: rising
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interview before he went to Australia for the project, Professor of Astronomy Jonathan E. Grindlay said he expected the balloon to rise approximately 130,000 feet, above 99.7 percent of the earth's atmosphere...
...rise of pink-collar occupations has put day care right at the top of the list of priorities, and this is thefirst major organizing drive that I know of whereday care has been a major issue and where male aswell as female workers have come out in support ofthe issue," Melcher said...
Dell's fast rise is evidence that the computer industry is still fertile ground for newcomers. With a bankroll of just $1,000, Michael Dell, 23, started selling discount IBM PCs in 1984 as a freshman at the University of Texas. By last year his company was the eleventh largest U.S. maker of personal computers (fiscal 1988 sales: $159 million). But Dell faces tough competition. Three days after its announcement, Fort Worth-based Tandy said it will begin selling PS/2-compatible machines in June...
...even a shining success by supply-side standards--the president has all but ignored his campaign promises to balance the budget and slash government spending. The recent period of economic growth has been tempered by the deepest recession since the Great Depression, the panic on Wall Street, the rise of the "twin towers" (the budget and trade deficits) and a trillion dollar jump in the national debt...
...give a man the microphone undermines the philosophy which gave rise to Take Back the Night: that women must be able to speak for ourselves, to act on our own and to gain strength by working together with other women. Only by acting independently can we defeat male physical, intellectual and political domination of women...