Word: steeper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gelateria (Mt. Auburn St.): This new-wave addition to the list of summer palate-coolers may not be stealing the ice cream clientele, but it's an interesting alternative. Real Italian Gelati (richer and fruitier than ices, less rich and creamy than ice cream), and the prices are even steeper than the chic ice cream parlors
...Steeper interest rates could bring the entire housing industry to a halt. The cost of a conventional, fixed-rate mortgage has been edging up: such loans averaged about 13.85% in March, compared with 13.69% a month earlier. Each percentage-point boost in mortgage prices knocks about 2.5 million potential buyers out of the housing market. Above a rate of 14%, moreover, only about one family in six can qualify for a mortgage. Says Ken Kerin, vice president for economics and research of the National Association of Realtors: "Our greatest fear is another notch up in mortgage rates. If they...
...first time, the delta-winged spacecraft will climb directly into orbit with only one intermediate firing by its orbital maneuvering engines. A steeper ascent, made possible by improvements in engine thrust, will save fuel, which may be needed for the rendezvous maneuvers with Solar Max. Once it is 245 miles high, the shuttle will use its remote-controlled mechanical arm for another first: the deployment of a 30-ft.-long cylindrical package, called the long-duration exposure facility (LDEF), which contains 57 separate scientific experiments contributed by nearly 200 scientists in nine countries. LDEF will be left in orbit...
With the top four scorers and half the defensemen gone from last year's ECAC champions, the Crimson faced an uphill battle. Then came the injuries--more than half a dozen--and the hill got steeper. Now, for the first time in three months, everyone's healthy again, and Harvard is ready to host an ECAC quarterfinal for the third straight year...
...plentiful harvests have been the grocery shopper's best friend. Thanks to the rich yield of American farms, food prices have risen more slowly than inflation since 1979. But last week the Government disclosed that the combination of bad weather and a controversial farm-subsidy program may augur steeper increases ahead. Based on an Aug. 1 survey, the Department of Agriculture estimated that the 1983 corn crop will be only 5.24 billion bu. That output would be 38% below last year's record level and would represent the smallest harvest since...