Word: signal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bush Administration moved swiftly to avert any sense of crisis after the market closed. Declared Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady: "It's important to recognize that today's stock market decline doesn't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy. The economy remains well balanced, and the outlook is for continued moderate growth." But Massachusetts Democrat Edward Markey, who chairs a House subcommittee on telecommunications and finance, vowed to hold hearings this week on the stock market slide. Said he: "This is the second heart attack. My hope is that before we have the inevitable third heart attack...
Same old story. A unique gift, a fresh voice, a knack for psychic immolation. When Rickie Lee Jones broke onto the scene with her surprising and successful 1979 debut album, she seemed to signal a fresh trail for rock. But uncertainty and self-destruction crowded close. An equivocal second album was followed by an enterprising third and diminishing commercial returns. Confusion enveloped her, and Jones seemed to lunge toward the flash point. Then she pulled back, in a two-step away from the brink, consolidating and reconsidering her work. With personal turmoil put in perspective, Jones produced a new life...
Perhaps to signal right-to-life groups that the Administration is not backing away from them, the Justice Department last week filed a brief in one of the three abortion cases facing the Supreme Court this term. It calls for the court to uphold a Minnesota law that would require a teenage girl to obtain the permission of both parents before having an abortion -- even if they have never lived together...
Like the "service" advocates, I think the ROTC controversy sent an important signal about what role the council should play on campus. But unlike these candidates, I think the spring debate clearly demonstrated that the council best serves precisely when it gets political, fomenting sometimes unruly debate about pressing political questions relevant to the Harvard community...
Cochrane rushed for 57 yards in the Big Red's 24-23 win over Lafayette last week, but he has passed for only 346 yards and two touchdowns this season. The junior signal-caller has also thrown eight interceptions. The Cornell offense is geared around the ground attack of fullback John McNiff (58 rushes, 254 yards), halfback Rob Buccini (30--109) and Cochrane (18--71). The Crimson defense has had trouble stopping the rush this season, allowing an incredible 240 yards per game on the ground at a clip of 4.7 yards per carry...