Word: soaringly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Communications and Public Works building, not so much because of its great glass and steel bulk as because of a series of brilliant mosaics which run like a bright tapestry over vast expanses of the exterior walls. On the building's north façade the mosaics soar to a ten-story climax where a great mural in reds, yellows and greens covers 4,800 sq. ft. In the center is a figure symbolizing La Patria, a woman dressed in Indian costume; above her is a Mexican eagle flanked by representations of Revolutionist Emiliano Zapata and Aztec Emperor...
...next decade, O'Brien predicted, the electrical industry will sell as much equipment as it has in its entire 75-year history. And the average family's investment in electric appliances, now $1,300, will soar...
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Emil Gilels; State Orchestra of the U.S.S.R. conducted by Kiril Kondrashin; Vanguard). Top-ranking Soviet Pianist Gilels. in a rare U.S. hearing, sounds every bit as impressive as his reputation. His tone can melt or soar, and he has power to spare. Recording: good...
COFFEE prices may soar to $1.50 a Ib. within the next year. Brazilian coffeemen say that with inventories exhausted the losses from last June's frost are just beginning to be felt. They expect high prices for at least three years. Meanwhile, consumption keeps climbing; a supermarket survey shows coffee sales up 15% in the New York area, mostly because of scare-buying...
...Even if Service-wide enlistments were to soar," McNamara explained, "officials here would credit much of the increase to whatever scare power an active draft program might still have...