Word: soar
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...team had an ideal laboratory. Jerusalem has up to 150 days of khamsin a year, during which time temperatures soar above 90° while the relative humidity plummets toward zero. Half of the city's population suffer from some kind of khamsin-related condition. For many, the misery is minor, such as swelling of the extremities. For others, how ever, the effects are far more pervasive...
...also working to reform campaign spending laws. Gardner filed suit early in February against the Democratic National Committee, the Republican National Committee and the Conservative Party of New York, in an attempt to close loopholes enabling parties to receive large amounts of money, which allow political costs to soar and fraudulent practices to occur. "Political spending has gotten out of hand," said Gardner. "We have moved perilously close to the time when no American will be able to run for federal office unless he is wealthy or willing to put himself under obligation to sources of wealth...
...puzzler is How the Other Half Loves. Will this comedy, currently playing at the Wilbur Theatre, and destined for Broadway, soar or falter in New York...
Indirect Costs. Another argument met the developers head on. Do skyscrapers really benefit a city? No one denies that big buildings provide big tax revenues. Even so, recent studies show that as a city grows denser, the per capita costs of all municipal services, including administration, soar. In addition, Manufacturer Duskin contends, towers built in San Francisco since 1965 have had another city-blighting effect. They create new office jobs-but for the wrong people. He quotes a report revealing that jobs held by commuters have gone up by 23%, while jobs for city dwellers have increased by only...
...part will probably be siphoned away by higher taxes, but those taxes could help to pay for cleaner air and water, improved medical care, better teachers, more reliable public transportation and new day-care centers for working mothers. Even so, the demand for luxury goods and services will probably soar. Millions of families will buy or rent more lavish homes and apartments, and load them with the latest gadgets. Marketing analysts anticipate a big increase in sales of swimming pools and second homes. Spending for leisure and travel will rise anew, in part because of the increase in three...