Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...impressive victories, but Michigan and Illinois cut that string short. It is now very unlikely that either candidate can force the other out of the race before the convention. At this point, in order to have a chance at winning the nomination. Hart must take the lead in delegate strength by winning delusive victories in western primaries and caucuses, especially California on June 5th. If he does not, and Mondale appears to be within striking distance of a majority, then organization politics will take over and hand the prize to the man from Minnesota...
...candidates end the primary season at roughly equal strength, the potential for a wild and politically bloody convention is great. A divisive floor fight for the nomination would be a disaster for the Democrats and would undoubtedly produce a nominee so wounded by his own party that chances for victory in November would be nil. If the two men seem to be dendlocked in June, the best solution would be the selection of a compromise candidate. Perhaps someone who has already dropped out of the race, or a name that has only briefly been mentioned thus far (Dale Bumpers...
...Only two weeks ago, a survey of 48 forecasters by Blue Chip Economic Indicators, a Sedona, Ariz., newsletter, produced a consensus prediction that growth would be only 5.7% during the period. Observed Charles Schultze, a chief economist under President Carter: "In hindsight, it is surprising to see the continued strength of housing, the auto industry and business investment in the face of such high interest rates...
...Federal Reserve official maintains that the central bank will raise rates if the money supply rises significantly above its targets. But he seems unperturbed about the sudden growth in the G.N.P., saying, "I'm somewhat surprised at the strength of the economy but will be terribly concerned only if growth reaches 10%." This week moneymen and the financial markets will be peering at the Federal Reserve meeting in the hope of getting a hint about future interest-rate trends...
...pieces) is filtered through quite a lot of art history, from Mini to the ornery, meticulously crafted constructions of the late H.C. Westermann. His main weakness is a penchant for cockeyed whimsy, which seems to be an inexpert deduction from Miro. But this hardly matters beside the strength of Surls' best work. Notably Working in the Garden, 1981, the massive root system of an oak dug from the ground, seasoned, and then equipped with a demented spiral wooden "cloud" on top - a whirling dust-devil of some sort, studded with eyes and bristling with wooden facsimiles of double-bitted...