Word: slacked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nice to be involved when women's sports are on the rise here. I just hope that Harvard doesn't slack off in this regard," Curry added...
...President is counting on big corporations to take up the employment slack caused by his programs, he may have a grim surprise awaiting him. Allowing them to keep more of their profits won't cause them to create many more jobs. The Department of Commerce reports that since 1970 net corporate profits have risen 270 per cent--and unemployment has soared as well...
...influx has been welcome. At the University of Southern California, which has the largest foreign enrollment of four-year institutions, the 3,700 outlanders account for 23% of the student body. Says John Callaghan, executive director for International Students and Scholars: "With the predicted decline in domestic enrollment, the slack has to be picked up somewhere if universities are to survive." At Indiana University, where enrollment dropped by nearly 4% this academic year, 1,498 tuition-paying foreign students at Bloomington contributed $1.1 million of that school's $15 million in tuition revenues...
...Having two nationally competitive teams gives us an added advantage, because when one falters, the other picks up the slack," Rosenbaum added...
...freshmen Dorris Woolery and Gillian Raney, overcoming some early season jitters, took up the slack, combining for 14 first-half points...