Word: sprees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Charged up once more by the partisan crowd and generous refereeing, the Wildcats went on a four goal spree and regained some respectability. Included in this sudden burst was a score with the Crimson a man down. Although the UNH power play squad tried vainly to take advantage of the fouls called on the Crimson, this was the only time it could force its way through for the extra man goal...
...many rapid scene changes. The constant familial banter speeds up the action; Ah, Wilderness doesn't seem as long as it is. Indeed, Daniel Sherman even gets away with lengthening one scene, in a nice directorial touch. While the family at home worries aobut Richard's absence during his spree, Sherman has the oldest brother sing two turn-of-the-century songs. Drew Murphy sings well, without obtrusive professionalism. The two songs, "Mighty Like a Rose" and "In the Good Old Summertime," drip with old-fashioned innocence. Their insertion reinforces O'Neill's idealization of the American past, as does...
Confusion rather than confidence greeted the changeover, which was actually authorized by the Knesset as far back as 1969. Fearful that the new shekels would depreciate as rapidly as the old pounds, Israelis rejected Hurvitz's pleas not to embark on "a buying spree" and converged on Arab money-changers in Israel to convert the new currency into American dollars, British sterling and even Jordanian dinars...
...exporter, is still considered a good credit bet. Apart from Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, and Malaysia, all of the Far East is out. In South America, only Brazil and Venezuela, another major oil producer, can still count on jumbo loans. For most of the developing world, the borrowing spree is just about over...
Whatever the motivation, the spree shows no immediate signs of slackening. Retail sales in January rose an unexpectedly sharp 2.3% over the December level, and the board now foresees no downturn in the first quarter at all. After a very mild 1.7% overall decline, the members expect a return to real growth by early 1981. Indeed, some board members, including Wenglowski and Pechman, are beginning to wonder whether anything worthy of being called a recession is likely to develop...