Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...peasant growers of the Sierra Madre soon developed a new strategy to combat the herbicides. Paraquat kills in the sun. Its chemistry requires about three days of ultraviolet rays in order to destroy the plants on which it has been sprayed. To save the marijuana, peasants began to rush out and harvest the plants minutes after the helicopters were gone; they put their plants in bags to shield them from the sun. Even though they had been sprayed, the leaves of plants so shielded did not yellow. The plants appeared normal, so the peasants could sell them as if they...
...ultimately a double agent) and the persecution continues. Scary enough. But Hitchcock invests even more genius in a few intricately-constructed and flawlessly-carried-out chase scene: the escape from the rare antique auction, the low-flying crop-duster in the cornfield bit, and the film's finale, a rush from death across the carved faces on Mount Rushmore. Hitchcock himself jaunts onto the screen in the opening minutes, his belly pulling up to and bouncing off the closing door of a bus. He knew what a brilliant film he had constructed, and he wasn't above giving himself...
There was no rush of volunteers after Jimmy Carter suggested that high executives waive their pay raises for a year in the crusade against inflation. Corporate chiefs can argue that they too have been squeezed. According to Arthur Young & Co., accountants, salaries of chairmen, presidents and chief financial officers rose an average of 46.9% from 1970 through 1976, a jot higher than the consumer price index climb of 46.6%. In fact, these executives did not keep up with inflation because they were pushed into higher tax brackets, and much of their raises was taxed away. Last year they did somewhat...
...factors also drew in money from abroad. Foreigners were particularly intrigued by the oil-strike rumor, which suggested to them that the U.S.'s energy problems would be eased and the dollar would regain its stature. With some $400 billion in greenbacks now in foreign hands, an overseas rush to Wall Street would send stocks up sharply. Whatever happens next, the market's behavior last week ought to give Washington some idea of how investors are prepared to respond if the nation ever gets a sensible energy program and an effective policy to fight inflation and prop...
...Star Goaltender Ken Dryden, and the league's top defenseman, Larry Robinson, the Canadiens are solid on offense and defense. Lafleur, 26, is a scorer of such artistry that defenders often watch his goals with rueful admiration. Fast and agile, he swoops down the ice in an effortless rush, blond hair streaming as he feints, cuts, changes direction, and finally, with a deft, delicately tuned stroke, rifles the puck into the net or feeds a teammate with a radar-accurate pass. "He doesn't just score, he creates," says...