Word: spate
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Brazil in bad times. The irony was that they now seemed to be serving that purpose in good times. The government's recent policies beat inflation back to a 1.2% monthly rate in July, and wage increases gave consumers the wherewithal for a huge spending binge. But the buying spate has created shortages -- at official prices -- of such items as automobiles, meat and eggs, leading merchants to ask for under- the-table sweeteners, meaning renewed price pressure. When the raids were launched, illicit greenbacks were selling in Brazil for 88% more than the legal rate, or nearly...
...spite of the outpouring of interest in Sport Aid and Hands, some megathon organizers are worried about "compassion overload," a syndrome supposedly caused by the recent spate of celebrity-packed events. Says Peter J. Davies, president of InterAction, a coalition of 112 relief and development agencies: "One of our concerns now is donor fatigue. People believe they have done their thing...
Some countries have responded to the recent spate of terrorist hijackings by deploying heavily armed guards and armored vehicles at airports. Although reluctant to discuss what other safety measures have been taken to meet new threats, airline officials insist that both detection technology and security personnel are under constant review. Explains Pan Am Spokesman James Arey: "The terrorists out there use every nugget of information to help develop their master plan." Some insiders, however, are skeptical. An Alitalia pilot believes that terrorist attacks galvanize airport security police into only temporary vigilance. "That lasts about a week," he complains. Too often...
...ANOTHER LEVEL, the public opening of the green has released a spate of vindictive behavior toward the Fly Club, and final clubs in general. Last Friday, for example, Undergraduate Council Chairman Brian C. Offutt '87 "danced triumphantly in the garden," as though celebrating the ousting of a tyrant...
...focus of Sicilian gang wars that have killed at least 300 since 1981. The new drug Mafia has also gunned down several high-ranking Italian security officials, including General Alberto Dalla Chiesa, the prefect of Palermo who was assassinated in September 1982. Dalla Chiesa's murder resulted in a spate of new laws that led directly to the current trial. Some of those on the losing side of the gang war turned to the police for protection; 30 of them are scheduled to testify...