Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...holocaust brought on by man or nature, the world's population right now is the smallest it will ever be again. How did it reach 4 billion? For the first 99% of man's existence, surprisingly slowly. For the last 1% of history, in a great rush. By 1750, the total had reached only about 800 million. Then, as the Industrial Revolution gathered momentum, population growth began rapidly to accelerate. By 1900, it had doubled to 1.6 billion; by 1964, it had doubled again to 3.2 billion; and by the end of the century, it is projected...
...been shooting practice landings there to familiarize themselves with the A300 Airbus, a twin-engine, European-made wide-bodied jet. Eastern plans to introduce four of the 229-passenger, 600 m.p.h. planes for a six-month trial on its prime New York-Florida routes in time for the Christmas rush. If all goes well, says President Frank Borman, Eastern may buy as many as 50 Airbuses at $25 million each to replace aging Boeing 727s and McDonnell Douglas...
...foolhardy enough to rush to reporters and boast of how he turned the President around on any specific issue...
Modification or elimination of mandatory retirement is an idea that has arrived with a rush, catching almost everybody off guard. Concedes a U.S. Labor Department official: "The prospect of more old folks working hit us this month like a bolt from the blue, and quite honestly, we don't know how this is going to affect problems like chronic youth unemployment, sex discrimination and shifting consumer patterns. Nobody knows...
...real return of Jim Curry. In his official return on Saturday, Curry showed a few glimpses of the talent that made him such an asset two years ago, but with no one to get him the ball, he accounted for only 33 yards through the air. Between the heavy rush and the heavy rain, moreover, his punting was not up to his past standards...