Word: rising
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...second consecutive year, and are now 22.8 percent below the 1993 level. Despite the encouraging numbers, police are still worried about the expected 17 percent increase in the teenage population over the next ten years. Since the majority of violent crimes are committed by young men, the rise is a potential demographic time bomb. "It is too early to tell if the decline is merely a blip, or an actual trend," says TIME's Elaine Rivera. "But it is consistent with a general decline in crime in cities across the country. The real question is whether federal, state, and city...
...their expenses until October, but the Committee on Arrangements has submitted quarterly reports which show that over a year and a half, only about 8 percent of the approximately $5.2 million spent has gone to San Diego. With the city and host committee totals included, that percentage will likely rise, but these early tallies do not inspire...
...preparedness of police for attacks has risen in recent years because the increased availability of bomb-making materials and information has been on the rise, Gillis says...
Thus began the irresistible rise of Gwyneth Paltrow. At 23, the eldest child of Danner and TV producer Bruce Paltrow (The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere) has two blossoming careers: on screen, as the most beguiling actress of her young generation; and in the tabloids, as that cheerfully ravishing wraith on the arm of Hollywood dream supreme Brad Pitt...
...Broadway. Levy, a film critic for the Portland Oregonian, does a skillful job of putting Lewis' career in historical context, from a creative as well as a business standpoint (the shift in power from the studios to stars and their agents was a major factor in Lewis' rise). Levy readily acknowledges the sloppiness and indulgence of much of Lewis' movie work, but he also makes a case for Lewis' importance as a physical comic and, when he was at the top of his form, an innovative and stylish director...