Word: rising
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Peterson plan, endorsed by more than 250 investment bankers and other members of the financial establisment, was featured in The Atlantic and publicized in two-page advertisements in several major newspapers. The ads stated: "We have joined together to urge our fellow Americans and this nation's leaders to rise above politics as usual to set aside differences--of party, region, ideology, and even immediate self-interest--in order to resolve our worsening economic problems before its too late." Peterson asserts, quite correctly, that the nation has been living beyond its means: spending and consuming too much, collecting and producing...
...knew what had to happen then. He'd swing, the ball would catch the breeze blowing out to left-center and would soar out of Fenway, and the crowd would rise--as one--cheering. Jim Rice would be a hero. The hecklers would stand, shamefaced. It had to happen...
...prove himself to be a strong contender until Super Tuesday, and furthermore he had already been scrutinized four years before, and scrutinized strongly. Only in the last few weeks has Jackson done well enough to merit scrutiny. And as has been the case with his white rivals, Jackson's rise in the polls has been accompanied by increased scrutiny by the press. The New York Times and The New Republic have both recently printed articles raising questions about his record and his positions. The Washington Post this past Sunday torturously went over Jackson's claim that he cradled the dead...
However, Thompson said that Harvard applicants did not show a similar rise in test scores. "I don't think the pool has increased across the top. I think it's just increased across the board," she said...
...RISE AND FALL OF THE GREAT POWERS by Paul Kennedy (Random House; $24.95). Bad news. A respected historian argues that all dominant nations are fated to founder, and now it may be the U.S.'s turn...