Word: soaring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...help get the poverty-ridden nations of the world out of the petroquagmire does not rest entirely with the industrial countries. Third World governments themselves must adopt policies designed to generate growth, exports and the increase of national wealth. Moreover, the OPEC countries, whose current account surpluses will soar to approximately $110 billion this year, in contrast with $5 billion in 1978, must provide more substantial assistance to the Third World...
...other shoulders. Chris Ford is great at three-point shots, but when that's your strength... And Gerald Henderson is, to put it mildly, unproven. He showed flashes of leadership in the playoffs, and lots of hustle all season. But his 6.2 points per game will have to soar, or Auerbach will be on the phone to see if Jo Jo White has any little brothers...
Cambridge City Manager James L. Sullivan told the City Council last night that the city's tax rate will soar $42 next year--and that news made the council reluctant moments later to support pay hikes for high-level city employees...
...Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices did not increase in July. That was the first month that the cost of living had not risen in more than 13 years. But experts quickly admitted that this was a statistical fluke. The cost of food, automobiles and medical care continued to soar, but that was offset by the 5.7% decline in mortgages. Thus the prices that most people pay most often are still rising...
...cuisine, it is expected to help U.S. grain sales. Chinese imports of U.S. wheat, which totaled just 300,000 tons three years ago, could top 5 million tons this year. And if nearly 1 billion Chinese take a liking to hamburger buns or Danish, wheat exports could soar. The only problem may be that many people will complain that they are hungry again an hour after eating a jelly doughnut...