Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...benefits of stair climbing first gained attention in 1968, when fitness guru Dr. Kenneth Cooper promoted aerobic exercise as a good way to strengthen muscles and build endurance. Interest swelled in 1977, when a study showed that men who climbed more than five flights a day had 25% fewer heart attacks than those who stuck to elevators and escalators. But most people found it inconvenient or boring to climb stairs regularly. Many lived in ranch-style houses, and high-rise-apartment dwellers were leery of trudging up and down deserted stairwells...
That crisis could soon become worse, because new requirements designed to strengthen the thrifts could instead push many of them into extinction. Starting last week, S&Ls must greatly increase their capitalization as a hedge against losses from problem loans, interest-rate swings and bad investment decisions. Among other things, they will be required to maintain "risk-based capital" equal to 6.4% of their risky assets, such as shopping centers and fancy resorts. Because many thrifts are only marginally profitable, raising the funds to meet the standards may prove impossible for them. Some analysts warn that half the nation...
...University haggles over the final details in a planned $2 billion fundraising drive, Bok and other top administrators say they are trying to steer Harvard toward the future. They want to broaden the University's international focus, to strengthen undergraduate education, to maintain Harvard's infrastructure and to bolster the size of the faculty...
...prize, which was established in 1987, seeks "to strengthen public thought and action concerning the ethical problems that confront us," according to Fiat...
Carnogursky said the changes in the penal code would strengthen the independence of the judiciary and reduce the time a person can be held in custody before charges are filed...