Word: strength
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...increased and with that authority have come changes both on the surface and below, hence his recent pin-striped suits and more conservative demeanor. Says one colleague: "He is very serious about things worth being serious about. Like the President, he will not get intellectually stampeded. He has the strength to wait...
...Europeans, who equate the strength of a currency with the prestige of a country, the weak and wavering dollar is symbolic of the Carter Administration. A declining dollar also does serious damage to the U.S. economy by pushing up the price of imports and making it more expensive for U.S. companies to operate abroad and thus directly challenge their European and Asian competitors. Unless Carter rallies and the U.S. demonstrates real signs of strength, the dollar will continue to tremble, and investors abroad will live by their old watchword: "In gold we trust...
...delay may not be a bad idea, whatever its causes. With Jimmy Carter having his troubles in Washington, Brown has the luxury of waiting, and of not wearing out his welcome any further. Carter's declining popularity has boosted Brown's relative strength with no assist from the Governor himself. The New York Times-CBS poll recently showed Brown actually running slightly ahead of Carter in a direct pairing. Both men, of course, trail far be hind Ted Kennedy among Democrats surveyed...
...Rollin C. White, "it's more accurate to call it wind-swimming." Adds Robby Naish of Hawaii, who last year won a world championship: "The reason I became such a good windsurfer is that I liked falling in the water." A certain amount of upper-body strength is needed to hold the sail aloft, but more experienced wind-surfers are less dependent on muscle power, having learned to use their bodies for leverage. With practice one can reach speeds of 30 m.p.h. Speeds vary according to the weight of the rider: heavier sailors fare better in strong winds, lighter...
...first time our strength and relative wealth was an advantage rather than a disadvantage in applying," Edwin E. Williams, associate University Librarian, said yesterday...