Word: spectacularity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Every autumn, the hills of Vermont turn into earth-toned peacocks, sporting a spectacular array of red, yellow and orange leaves. From afar, the hills look dappled, warm with a brown and purple and reddish hue. The closer you get, the more you see the outbursts of color...
...Crimson will take on defending Ivy League Champion Pennsylvania Saturday in Philadelphia. The stickwomen will take with them not only a spectacular defense, but an offense which has already scored eight goals this year--only two less than last year's total...
...York City this month to discuss the outlook. The economists forecast that GNP growth, after adjustment for inflation, will accelerate from an annual rate of .6% in the second quarter to 2.4% in the last half of the year. For 1987 they predict a sturdy, if not spectacular, 3% growth rate. Said Walter Heller, a University of Minnesota professor who was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations: "I am keeping the faith that we will have no recession, the economy won't stagnate, and growth will pick...
...President's message may not be getting through, according to a survey conducted for TIME this month by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman.* Despite Reagan's still spectacular popularity, few people seem persuaded by his endorsements of congressional candidates: 70% of those questioned said a presidential speech urging them to choose a certain candidate would make no difference in how they voted. In fact, 73% of Republicans said they would be utterly unswayed by the Reagan seal of approval...
...last year it was Harvard that benefited from divine intervention. The Crimson scored 21 points in 41 seconds for a spectacular fourth-quarter comeback victory. Bad puns came out in force, as headlines proclaimed, "Gridders Perform Miracle at the Cross...