Word: sakes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...superheated annual rate of more than 16%, critics argued that Volcker should slow the pace. When a Congressman tried to pin him down on what course he would take in 1983, the Fed chief made it clear he was no dogmatist: "You're saying, 'For God's sake, give us a simple rule that you can follow!' And I'm afraid I'm suspicious of any rule that is that simple.' It is not even certain that Volcker will be chairman of the Fed beyond next August, when his term expires. Should Reagan choose to reappoint him, Volcker would...
...education is in economics, and I therefore feel, not that I am a master of economics but that I understand the shortcomings, some of them, of the science itself. It's an inexact science. The law requires, for example, that in our budgeting we must, for the sake of the Congress, project our budgets out five years and what the deficits or surpluses will be. I don't think any economist...
...like a cat, solitary, independent and quiet by nature," he says. To keep in shape he works regularly with weights, even carrying a light set in his briefcase. Says he: "It's almost a duty to keep your body svelte-for other people's sake...
...Cadets struck out for pride's sake, touching out the Crimson in the 400 free relay, but the war had been won in previous battles...
...typical programmed celebration was the recent wedding of Koji Takahashi, 26, an architect, to Kazuko Hasegawa, 23, at Meiji Memorial Hall, Tokyo's most prestigious marriage parlor. After the simple Shinto ceremony, capped by a sip of ritual sake, the groom, in cutaway coat and silk tie, and the bride, in a dazzling kimono, sat down with their 125 guests to consume a banquet, including lobster salad and ice cream. The master of ceremonies introduced important people from the couple's life-parents, teachers, bosses and friends. The guests offered presents. The current favored gift in Japan...