Word: soar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stylistic tic: his repeated use of Grim Bits from Mother Nature to give symbolic weight to Whalen's flounders. The grotesque baobab tree, we learn, seems to have its branches in the earth and its roots in the air; a certain species of African bird can soar gracefully, but nearly always crashes when it lands, with the result that the earth beneath its air space is littered with broken, still living hulks. Heavy stuff, and not surprisingly it drops through the tissue of Kosinski's prose and sinks out of sight...
...president, losses were cut from $46 million to $29 million. Pan Am executives, understandably money-conscious, have serious doubts about the Concorde's profitability. They calculated that the plane gulps two to three times as much fuel per passenger as the 747 jumbo, and that fuel prices would soar as world energy supplies dwindled. Concorde operating costs would be so exorbitant that Pan Am might have to charge a premium of as much as 20% over first-class fares, which are now $888 for a round trip between New York and Paris in the high season. The trip would...
...realistic opponents are trying to control the membership of the coastal commissions themselves. But so are conservationists. Meantime, developers are rushing to get their future projects approved by local authorities before the new rules take effect. In Sacramento, Sierra Club Lobbyist John Zierold, watching the number of building applications soar to record levels, says, "We just have to grit our teeth and bear...
...suspect against whom nothing definite has been found may be able to buy his release for $3 or $4. More prosperous businessmen are held up for more; if gold or large amounts of currency are found in their possession when they are arrested, for instance, the rate can soar to several hundred dollars. Prisoners seriously suspected of Communist or antigovernment activity sometimes are able to buy their way out and sometimes not. Many of them are tortured for confessions, which in South Viet Nam are admissible in court no matter how obtained...
...Matthew E. Welsh, 60, both had the same prescription for Indiana: a reduction in property taxes, to be made possible by hikes in state sales and income taxes and increased state aid to local schools. The campaign thus focused on who had allowed Indiana's tax levies to soar in the first place. Bowen pointed to Welsh's first statehouse term; Welsh blamed general G.O.P. ineptitude. But with a strong assist from the Nixon wave, the doctor got the better of the argument...