Word: spates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...called a depression. One reason is psychological: as bad economic news persists, the word depression moves out of the twilight zone into public discussion, just possibly to the point of becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Administration's putdown of depression was prompted in part by a spate of articles in newspapers like the Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Wall Street Journal that have discussed just such a possibility...
...fascinating embryonic glimpse of the themes, characters and even scenes that occur in such other Pinter plays as The Birthday Party, The Caretaker (which is currently being given a spotty revival at Manhattan's Roundabout Theater) and The Homecoming. Even more startlingly, this skillfully articulated drama prefigures the spate of British plays (notably Peter Nichols' The National Health) that have dwelt on the inner chancre of an impotent Britain's decline and decay...
...upcoming work schedule will not be without another spate of community protests. But despite the inevitable symbolic display the NOMATEP coalition shows signs of cracking. The group which originally claimed to represent thousands of concerned citizens and to speak for more than 100 organizations nationwide still packs a living room on occasion, but many members say the fight has been long and frustrating, with no satisfying results. They feel their efforts won only a little extra time before health catastrophe. "What we were trying to do was prove this is a harmful thing before the damage," coalition member Charlotte Ploss...
...crew was blasting three adjacent faces at once, compounding the risks further. But the faster the coal can be blasted out, the better for an underfinanced operator, whose urge for greater productivity often leads to recklessness. Although Stanley shut down 31 Kentucky mines for violations after the recent spate of deaths, many small operators still ignore safety standards when blasting underground...
...work week, granted on Jan. 31 after decades of six-day work weeks in Poland. But that only aggravated the economic crisis by further reducing production?especially in the coal-mining industry, whose output fell by nearly 10% in 1981. In addition, the country was soon swept by a spate of wildcat strikes over local issues. In some cases, Solidarity chapters were taking on the Communist Party bureaucracy by demanding the ouster of corrupt local officials or the conversion of party buildings to public hospitals...