Word: strains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...during the week before registration. This policy is a burden that each and every student is forced to bear. It is callous and unnecessary. This suggests to me that either this policy is a mere oversight or that it is a nickel-and-dime scheme that places a cruel strain on many students' limited budgets...
...year ago, 70 riders went on the trip, and while they raised $200,000--twice as much money as this year's group--organizers say the smaller number was easier to work with because it put less of a strain on the host communities...
...supposed charm. Slightly more upscale is The Chart House (60 Long Warf; Aquarium 'T' stop). The setting is warm and tasteful without pretension--wood everywhere, low lighting and not too much noise. Everything--from the clam chowder to the chocolate desserts--is solid, satisfying, and not a huge strain on the pocketbook...
...disks, consumers across the U.S. are becoming overextended. The Mortgage Bankers Association said last month that mortgage delinquencies reached 6.19% in the first quarter of 1985, the highest level since that group began keeping records in 1953. A separate report by the American Bankers Association showed additional signs of strain. The organization, which represents 13,000 large and small lenders, said 2.4% of all consumer installment loans were delinquent at the end of the first quarter. That represented a two-year high...
...Seoul, they had lived without locks, and the father had carried only car keys. As Park explained that keys were necessary in this country, his wife drew a visitor aside. She said she was certain she would enjoy her new life, but for now it was something of a strain. They had had to sell their home and furnishings, coming here carrying only clothes. The worst part, she said, was leaving her relatives. Then she ran her index fingers from the corners of her eyes down her cheeks, showing how she had cried...