Word: spiralled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rice fields to the forbidding forests and gullies of the Sierra Madre highlands, the pilot climbed to 2,000 feet, respectfully out of range of Thompson submachine guns and AK-47s. Suddenly, when he spotted the tiny H-shaped landing pad, he put the chopper into a tight sinking spiral and landed in the barrio. The supplies were unloaded and the colonel, accompanied by two wary troopers, climbed quickly out and up the slope to greet the company commander...
Still, unless Dunlop tames the inflationary spiral and the new dean reduces the chronic Faculty deficit, annual tuition increases are likely to remain a way of life for the hard-pressed Harvard parent...
...peace agreement is part of an upward spiral of the struggle of the Vietnamese, but that struggle is not over," Hayden said. "That is why our role is still crucial...
...Congress because it is expected to solve national problems-and it rarely can. Moreover, many Congressmen "portray themselves as the gallant fighters against the manifest evils of Congress; they run for Congress by running against Congress." As Congress thus loses prestige, its effectiveness can decline in a self-perpetuating spiral of criticism...
...still some bone-cracking problems. With the spreading popularity of higher, more rigid boots, orthopedists report an increase in "boot top" fractures. These mishaps are more serious and take longer to mend than the more common ski injuries, a simple fracture of the anklebone or a low-level spiral fracture of the tibia and fibula...